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Crunchy Chinese Chicken in Lettuce Cups

Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)102.1812
Energy (kCal)3107.6359
Carbohydrates (g)331.879
Total fats (g)155.3386
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. In small bowl, combine 2T soy sauce, 1T sherry, rice vinegar, I t sesame oil, sugar, salt, and hot pepper. Add 2t cornstarch and stir to dissolve. Set aside. | 2. In medium bowl, combine chicken, the remaining 1T each soy sauce and sherry and 1t each sesame oil and cornstarch. Blend well. | 3. In wok or large skillet, heat 2T oil over high heat. Add ginger and garlic and stir fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add bell pepper, celery and jalapeno pepper and stir fry until tender crisp about 1 minute. Transfer to a plate. | 4. Add remaining oil to wok. Brown chicken mixture about 3 minutes until cooked. If using the crumbles it only takes about 30 seconds to warm up from the freezer since it is already cooked. | 5. Return veggies to wok. Stir in reserved sauce. Cook until sauce is thickened, about 1 minute. Stir in scallion and peanuts. | 6. Spoon chicken mixture into center of round platter. Arrange lettuce leaves around chicken. To eat spoon mixture into center of leaf and roll up burrito style. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    soy sauce 3 tablespoons 25.44 2.3664 3.9072 0.2736
    sherry 2 tablespoons - - - -
    rice vinegar 2 teaspoons - - - -
    sesame oil 2 teaspoons 79.56 0.0 0.0 9.0
    sugar 1 1/2 1/2 1208.97 302.394 0.0 0.0
    salt 1 teaspoon - - - -
    red pepper 1/4 teaspoon crushed 0.3125 0.0688 0.0146 0.0034
    cornstarch 1 tablespoon 30.48 7.3016 0.0208 0.004
    chicken 1 lb ground 965.6022 0.5893 83.0962 67.2295
    scallion 1 chopped 32.0 7.34 1.83 0.19
    peanut 1/3 cup roasted 275.94 7.8499 12.556 23.9635
    iceberg lettuce leaf 12 - - - -
    vegetable oil 1/4 cup 469.79 0.0 0.0 54.5
    ginger 2 teaspoons minced 3.2 0.7108 0.0728 0.03
    garlic clove 1 minced 4.47 0.9918 0.1908 0.015
    red bell pepper 1 seeded minced - - - -
    celery 1 stalk chopped 10.24 1.9008 0.4416 0.1088
    jalapeno pepper 1 seeded minced 1.6312 0.3656 0.0512 0.0208

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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