Last night, she made Asian Lettuce Wraps with Mango Rice and dessert was Glazed Lemon Cake. Our Best Bites has a website (Here is the link) but not everything from the cookbook is on the site - so here I share...
Asian Lettuce Wraps
2 tsp. canola oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
1 lb. ground chicken
3 oz. mushrooms, finely chopped (she left these out - not a fan)
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
4 c. bagged coleslaw mix or thinly shredded cabbage
1 (8 oz.) can sliced water chestnuts; drained, rinsed & finely minced (oooo - that's fun to say!)
1/2 c. thinly sliced green onions
1/4 c. soy sauce
1 lemon, zested and juiced (you'll need about 3-4 Tbsp. juice)
1/2 - 1 tsp. Sriracha or other Asian hot chili sauce
1/3 c. roughly chopped cilantro
1-2 heads iceberg lettuce
Heat a large skillet to medium high on the stove top. When hot, add oil and then garlic and ginger. Sauté about 30 seconds, until fragrant, and then add chicken, mushrooms, and salt. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring often, until chicken is cooked through.
Add coleslaw mix or cabbage, water chestnuts and green onions. Cook about 2 minutes, until cabbage starts to wilt. Add soy sauce, sesame oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and hot sauce, to taste. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro.
To serve, remove individual leaves from head of lettuce. Spoon in the chicken mixture, wrap and eat!
The wraps were served with rice. You can even spoon the chicken mixture over the rice or add the rice to a lettuce wrap.
2 c. white or jasmine rice
2 c. coconut milk
2 c. water
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. white vinegar (opt. but it helps with the texture)
2-3 tsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter
2 c. diced mango (2 med mangoes - google how to cut them - they're tricky)
1/2 c. chopped parsley or cilantro
1/2 c. sliced green onions
1/4 tsp. black pepper
Combine rice, coconut milk, water, salt, vinegar and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and cook covered 20 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed. Allow to stand 5 minutes. Add butter, mango, parsley or cilantro (we used cilantro), green onions, black pepper and additional salt, to taste. Serve...
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