Day 290.

It’s Secret Recipe Club reveal day! And I was assigned this great blog Penny-Pinching Provisions with some fantastic recipes. She even participates in Meatfree Monday, which meant some awesome vegetarian recipes. Robin also has some great desserts, like Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls, which I know I’ll be trying in the future.

I had all but decided to make those delicious-looking pumpkin treats, when I came across a recipe for P.F. Chang’s Lettuce Wraps. I absolutely love the tofu version that P.F. Chang’s serves, but can never get the tofu texture quite right at home. So, I thought I’d try the chicken version using finely diced seitan to emulate the ground chicken. Beyond the chicken, I only subbed out molasses for the honey in the mock hoisin sauce. This is also one of the few instances I highly recommend using iceberg lettuce in spite of it’s complete lack of nutritional value. The iceberg is perfectly crisp and holds together best for the wrap.

P.F. Chang’s Lettuce Wraps {Vegan}
Adapted from Lettuce Wraps.
Ingredients

  • 8 ounces seitan, finely diced
  • 1 onion, finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoons chili paste
  • 1 small can water chestnuts, diced
  • Mock hoisin sauce (about 1/4 cup):
    • 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoons peanut butter
    • 1/2 teaspoon garlic
    • 1-1/2 tablespoons molasses or agave nectar
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
    • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 3 green onions, sliced thin
  • 10-12 lettuce leaves (iceberg or Bibb work best)

Directions
With a bit of olive oil, cook seitan, onion and garlic in a skillet until onions are tender. Add soy sauce, vinegar, chili paste and water chestnuts and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Add mock hoisin, sesame oil and green onions and cook until green onions begin to wilt.

Serve 2 mounds of filling on top of 1-2 lettuce leaves with lettuce leaves on the side for rolling. Serve family style and roll 2-3 tablespoons of filling into each leaf of lettuce like a burrito.

The Results
Oh happy day! This is fantastic, the texture is right on. I know it’s only Monday, but this is my favorite recipe for the week, even the month. This came out perfectly. Now I just need a recipe to replicate all of P.F. Chang’s yummy dipping sauces. The husband and I devoured our lettuce wraps and the kids gobbled up filling and lettuce separately. Fantastic!

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