I am not the best cook. Baking is more my thing because I never feel the need to rush frantically. Cooking just makes me nervous because I have something on the stove, and suddenly I need chopped garlic, but I can't chop and stir the pot at the same time... ay. I have been doing way more baking than cooking lately, though, so my resolution needs to balance out a little better. At work, Laura often talks about good meals that she has made, and she told me about a recipe for PF Chang's lettuce wraps. I used to love my mom's turkey lettuce wraps, and these are made with ground chicken - which sounded good to me because I don't like turkey that much. I also knew that Kenzie loved lettuce wraps that she got at Not Your Average Joe's. So bring on the lettuce wraps!
I had to do it all alone - Mark and Rachael are at work, and Mom and Kenzie were getting Dad to bed. I was a little nervous, and I did have that panicked couple minutes where I had to turn the pan on low to chop garlic and fresh ginger, but I prevailed! And if I do say so myself, they are delicious! If you don't want me to say so myself, take it from Kenzie, who said it is the best thing I ever made. Actually the quote was, "write in your blog that it is the best thing you ever made." :)
The only thing I changed about the recipe was leaving out the chili garlic sauce (we don't like spice) and half of the scallions (because I ran out). Also, I used honey roasted peanuts and definitely recommend those because they add the perfect sweetness to the sauce. Mmmmmm... just typing about them almost makes me want to eat another one - but they are so filling!
Definitely going to be making these again. Delicious and good for you: can you beat that!? Go buy lettuce and make these this week.
Recipe:
PF Chang's Lettuce Wraps
My New Year's Resolution in 2012 was to be a better, more confident cook . I hoped to use this blog to chronicle my culinary adventures (and misadventures). Ever since, I have been hooked, and the kitchen is my happy place! I have also become a vegetarian in that time. I may cook some weird things, but they're really good! Trust the vegetarian, okay?
Monday, January 30, 2012
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