Southeast Asian Lemongrass Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This refreshing, interactive dish features chicken minced with lemongrass, fish sauce, and lime, wrapped in crisp, cool lettuce leaves—a popular street food delight across Southeast Asia. Your Geedel hand vegetable chopper instantly minces tough aromatics like lemongrass and garlic, allowing their flavors to fully shine.
Ingredients:
- 300g chicken breast or thigh, cut into chunks
- 2 lemongrass stalks (tender white parts only), 3 garlic cloves, 1 small onion
- 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp lime juice, 1 tsp sugar
- 1 carrot, handful of mint and cilantro
- 1 head of butter lettuce, leaves separated and washed
- Crushed roasted peanuts, chili (optional)
Instructions:
1.Prepare aromatics and chicken:
Cut lemongrass, garlic, and onion into chunks. Fit the chopping blade into the Geedel manual food chopper and mince finely. Add chicken chunks and pulse-turn the handle until coarsely ground and mixed with the aromatics.
2.Cook the filling:
Stir-fry the chicken mixture in a pan until fully cooked. Season with fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. Mix well and set aside.
3.Prepare accompaniments:
Finely chop the carrot, mint, and cilantro in the chopper container. Dry the lettuce leaves thoroughly in the spinning salad basket to keep them crisp.
4.Assemble:
Serve the dried lettuce leaves, chicken filling, chopped vegetables, herbs, and crushed peanuts separately. Let everyone wrap their own fresh bundles.
Summary:
The joy of this dish lies in the hands-on wrapping experience and its vibrant, refreshing taste. The Geedel chopper efficiently handles tough Southeast Asian aromatics and chicken, while its salad-spinning function ensures the lettuce stays perfectly crisp—making it the ideal tool for this popular appetizer.
