Cheesecake Factory Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Layout lettuce leaf (Butter or Romain), start with Rice Noodles (cold), then add Sprouts (cold). Next come Chicken (grilled) sections; sprinkle with Crushed Peanuts. Add Cucumbers and sprinle with Seasame Seeds. Roll, dip and eat!
Thai Chicken Satays
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic – minced
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Cut chicken into ¾” strips
- Place in a shallow glass dish
- Combine soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, ginger & water in a small bowl.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Pour over chicken
- Toss to coat all of the chicken pieces.
- Cover and marinade in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, up to 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Grill in oven for 30min at 350*F
Thai Bean Sprouts
Ingredients
- ½ lb cups bean sprouts
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp roasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a frying pan
- Add the bean sprouts along with the other ingredients.
- Cook over a medium-high heat until the bean sprouts are tender
- Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve
Thai Marinated Cucumbers
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup Splenda
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 large cucumber – quartered, seeded & sliced thin
Instructions
- Combine the vinegar, sugar, water and salt in a small pan.
- Cook over a medium heat, stirring until it boils and the sugar is dissolved.
- Place in a serving bowl and pour marinade over cucumbers, stirring to blend.
- Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
Tamarind Cashew Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
- ¼ cup chopped cashews
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 medium garlic cloved – minced
- 2 green onions – chopped
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 3 tsp honey
- 6 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- ½ tsp tamarind pulp
- ½ tsp toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Combine cashews, hoisin sauce, garlic, green onion, cayenne pepper and black pepper in a blender or food processor and mix until smooth.
- In a small sauce pan add oil, honey, rice wine vinegar and tamarind pulp.
- Heat at medium for 1 minute.
- Stir until the tamarind pulp is completely dissolved.
- Add this to the cashew mixture and process until smooth
- Pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp water
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp lime juice
- ½ tsp chili oil
Instructions
- Combine peanut butter, water, sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice, and chili oil in a small saucepan.
- Stir mixture over a medium heat until it begins to bubble.
- Cool