Chicken Mince & Prawn Lettuce Parcels Recipe

These bite-sized lettuce cups packed with Asian flavours are the perfect go-to canapé or starter to impress with a satisfying texture and pleasing blend of flavours. With a double hit of protein from both the chicken and prawn, this recipe draws on the flavours of lemongrass and chilli, paired with the cooling presence of lettuce. Our Lidgate Free Range Minced Chicken is on offer this week, perfect for burgers, meatballs, kebabs, and much more. 

Perfect for the summer months, however, is this refreshing and flavourful recipe. Packed with plenty of veg and nutritious goodness, the lettuce leaves are filled with glass noodles alongside chicken and prawns, sprinkled with crushed peanuts, and finished with a squeeze of lime juice. 

INGREDIENTS

50g glass noodles

2 tbsp vegetable oil

3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)

1 bird’s-eye chilli (finely chopped)

2 lemongrass (finely chopped – tender parts only)

10 green beans (finely chopped)

1 medium carrot (finely chopped)

140g Lidgate Minced Chicken

140g raw prawns (peeled and chopped)

1 ½ tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp fish sauce

½ tsp rice wine vinegar

2 Baby Gem Lettuces (or 1 Iceberg)

140g roasted peanuts (coarsely crushed)

Lime (wedges - to serve)

METHOD

1.     Soak the glass noodles in boiling water and leave for 5 mins, then drain and run under cold water. Using scissors, cut into little pieces. Heat the oil in a wok, add the garlic, chilli and lemongrass and fry until fragrant. Add the green beans and carrot, and stir-fry for 2 mins until the vegetables lose their rawness but maintain their crunch.

2.     Add the chicken mince and break into small pieces with a wooden spoon while mixing with the vegetables. Once the chicken turns opaque and starts to cook through, add the prawns. Season with oyster and fish sauce, and pepper, and cook for 1-2 mins.

3.     Add the noodles, mix well, cook for 1 min more making sure that the chicken and prawns are cooked.

4.     Add the rice wine vinegar, mix well and turn off the heat. Set aside and cool for 10 mins.

5.     Peel the leaves off the lettuce carefully. If using iceberg lettuce, use scissors and, following the curve of the leaf, cut away the green floppy edge. You will be left with a firmer section, which acts like a cup.

6.     Spoon the chicken mixture onto the lettuce and sprinkle liberally with peanuts. Squeeze a little lime juice all over before serving.

Recipe originally found at: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/minced-chicken-prawn-lettuce-parcels