Chicken and Sausage Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients for the Marinade

• 1 tsp cornstarch
• ½ T oyster sauce
• ½ T soy sauce
• ½ tsp sugar
• ¼ tsp sesame oil
• ¼ T canola oil

Ingredients for the Wraps

• ½ lb chicken, minced
• ½ T canola oil (for stir-frying)
• 1 head lettuce, leaves separated
• ½ Chinese wax sausage (臘腸), diced
• ½ T dried shrimps, soaked and roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ T ginger, grated
• ¼ cup water
• 3-5 dried shiitake mushrooms (冬菇), soaked and diced
• 2 oz water chestnuts, drained and diced
• ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1 T green onion, chopped
• 1 T cilantro, chopped
• ½ T sesame oil
• 1 T hoisin sauce

To Prepare

1. Toast the pine nuts, set aside
2. Mix all the marinade ingredients together and add the chicken; cover and refrigerate
3. Heat the oil and fry the Chinese sausage until it has rendered its fat
4. Add the dried shrimp, garlic, and ginger, then sauté until fragrant (about 30 seconds)
5. Add the chicken and stir-fry until it becomes brown and caramelized
6. Add the mushrooms and sauté until tender
7. Add water, stir, and add the water chestnuts
8. Remove from heat, then stir in the pine nuts, green onions, cilantro, sesame oil, and hoisin sauce

To Serve

Scoop spoonfuls of the minced mixture into lettuce leaves