Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon hot mustard
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 2 teaspoons chile paste garlic red
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into thin strips about 2 inches long
  • 1 cup water chestnuts finely chopped
  • 2/3 cup shiitake mushrooms finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons onions finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic minced
  • 6 lettuce leaves iceberg, torn in half, if preferred
  • 1/2 cup peanuts crushed

Method

  • Dissolve sugar in water in a small bowl. Add remaining sauce ingredients and mix well.
  • Prepare the stir fry sauce:
  • Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, and rice wine vinegar together in a small bowl.
  • Heat oil over high heat in a wok or large frying pan. Add chicken and saute 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until just done. Remove from wok (keep heat on) and set aside.
  • Add more oil (about 1 tablespoon) to the wok, then add garlic, onions, water chestnuts, and mushrooms.
  • Chop chicken into small pieces and add to the wok.
  • Toss in the stir fry sauce and saute the chicken mixture for 2 minutes.
  • Spoon chicken mixture into lettuce cups, spoon sauce over the top, and sprinkle with crushed peanuts.