Vietnamese Chicken Lettuce Wraps | EG13 Ep50

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Tofu is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + vinegar

Soy sauce is lower in sodium and suitable for vegetarians.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: cashews

Sunflower seeds provide a similar crunch with fewer allergens.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers heart-healthy fats with a milder flavor.

Marinate chicken thighs with garlic, de-seeded chili, white pepper, sugar, apple cider vinegar, salt, and anchovy.

Mix in a tablespoon of fish sauce for flavor.

Dredge marinated chicken thighs in rice flour.

Heat grapeseed oil in a skillet and fry the chicken until crispy.

Prepare rice vermicelli by soaking in hot water for 1-1.5 minutes, then rinse in cold water.

Flavor the noodles with spring onion oil, sea salt, sugar, and anchovy salt.

Add fresh herbs like coriander and mint to the noodle mixture.

Serve the fried chicken in lettuce cups with the flavored noodles and a dipping sauce made of garlic, chili, sugar, water, and fish sauce.

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Allergens