Lettuce Wraps

So I am a fan of the Lettuce Wraps that are available from P. F. Changs.  One night I attempted to make them at home with the assistance from my friend over at Craft On!  If you agree with me that the crispy rice sticks make the wrap then you understand that the first step was finding these to purchase.  Well turns out they are just deep fried rice sticks.  So I purchased a package of rice sticks and watched a few videos to learn how to do this.  I then read the directions on the package and ended up following the package not the videos.  The main difference was that the video said to soak and dry the rice sticks which was a 30 minute process versus the package saying to use dry noodles.  I decided to go for shortest time and tada we ended up with a pile of rice sticks.  

We only used a third of the package for this mountain of sticks.  So to fry them we added a few cups of vegetable oil to a pan (if you have a wok use it!) and heat it.  Once hot toss a few in and then as they "poof" and come back to the top pull them out.  Make sure the utensil you use is heat resistant because the oil melted one of my utensils!

Next we made a Chicken Stir Fry Mixture, I will be the first to tell you that I added soy sauce, teriyaki  sauce and chicken to the pan.  I can also tell you that I have no idea what amounts I used!  We added red peppers and carrots to the mixture.  It cooked for about 15 minutes before we were ready to serve it.  I did check the temperature of the chicken and it needs to be 165 degrees to serve so make sure you are either checking with a thermometer or you cut into the chicken to check it for doneness!

Next it was time to combine the wonderful components of our meal and enjoy!

It looked great and colorful and it tasted amazing.  I served a bit of soy sauce on the side because that's how I like it!

Ratings Wise the Lettuce Wraps shape up to:

Cleanliness to Make- 2

Expense- $$

Taste- 4

Time to Prepare- 3

Cleanliness to Eat- 3

Overall- 4

Does anyone have any suggestions of other veggies that would be good in the chicken mixture?  I am always open to suggestions!

Rating Scale for Recipes I Share

In future posts I will be rating the dishes I make based on this rating scale.  I figured I would post a Master Copy of the rating system here for 2 reasons.  I have a tend to forget things recently so I'll need it in the future!  Reason number 2 is that I'm sure some of you would like a reminder sometimes too!

Happy Cooking!


Expense:
$-          $1 - $5
$$-        $5 - $10
$$$-       $10 - $15
$$$$-     $15 - $20
$$$$$-   $20 and Up

Taste:
1 Fork-    Yuck
2 Forks-   Socks Not Blown
3 Forks-   Ehh
4 Forks-   Yum!
5 Forks-   WOW!

Time to Prepare:
1 Clock-    0-15 Minutes
2 Clocks-  15-30 Minutes
3 Clocks-  30-45 Minutes
4 Clocks-  45 Minutes-1 Hour
5 Clocks-  1 Hour or More

Cleanliness to Make:
1 Dishsoap Bottle-  Rinse & Set
2 Dishsoap Bottles- Let The Kids Do the Dishes
3 Dishsoap Bottles- Nothing A Scrub Brush Can't Handle
4 Dishsoap Bottles- Glad I have a Dish Washer
5 Dishsoap Bottles- OH THE DISHES!

Cleanliness to Eat:
1 Bib-  Wear White
2 Bibs- Paper Napkin
3 Bibs- Wet Wipe
4 Bibs- Lobster Bib
5 Bibs- Breakout the Hose

Overall Rating:
1 Thumb-  Never Again
2 Thumbs- Make for Somebody Else
3 Thumbs- I'll Write It In My Book
4 Thumbs- Add To My Rotation
5 Thumbs- Every Week Please