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Spicy Thai Chicken Lettuce Tacos

Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • tbsp fish sauce or low sodium soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos
  • 1 stalk of lemongrass, (about 1 Tbs. finely minced)*
  • 1 tsp red chili flakes
  • ½ tsp packed brown sugar (or honey)
  • ½ cup water
  • pounds minced chicken (I like a mix of dark and white meat)
  • 1 227-ml can water chestnuts drained and sliced in rounds
  • 2 green onions chopped in small rounds
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • A few tbsp minced cilantro
  • A few tbsp minced mint leaves
  • About 16-20 Boston lettuce leaves

Instructions
 

  • In a non-stick fry pan (large enough to hold the chicken later), mix together the fish sauce, soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos, minced lemongrass, red chili flakes, brown sugar and water.  
  • Bring it to a boil and simmer for a few minutes.  
  • Add the chicken and water chestnuts and mix it through.  
  • Using a wooden spoon or spatula, break the chicken into small pieces as it cooks.  Cook until it is no longer pink, about 7-8 minutes.  Remove from heat.
  • Sprinkle the green onions, lime juice, cilantro and mint. Stir.Spoon a generous amount into each lettuce leaf.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

*Cut the root end off the lemongrass and then cut the lemongrass where the white part meets the greener part (you only use the white part, discard the root end and the darker part.  Slice the lemongrass piece in half in the length and remove the outside two layers of the lemongrass, this part is too tough, discard.  Then chop the white part very finely.  You can freeze the rest of the lemongrass for another use, chopped or whole.