Recipe
Korean Barbecue-style Chicken Lettuce Wraps

The combination of crisp lettuce, aromatic white rice, an addictive homemade Korean sweet chilli sauce & delicious griddled chicken for a Korean barbecue-inspired experience that is quick and easy enough for busy weeknights! Recipe in collaboration with Rachel Phipps.

INGREDIENTS

    For the Korean Barbecue-style Chicken

    • 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
    • 1 tbsp gochujang
    • 1 tbsp doenjang
    • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
    • 1 tbsp Korean plum syrup
    • 1/2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
    • 1/2 small brown onion
    • 2 large garlic cloves
    • thumb size piece ginger
    • 4 skinless boneless chicken thighs

     

    For the Korean Sweet Chilli Sauce

    • 2 tbsp gochujang
    • 1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
    • 1 tbsp runny honey
    • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil

     

    For the Lettuce Wraps

    • 2 gem lettuces
    • 60g (2 oz) jasmine rice
    • seasoned Korean seaweed flakes
PREPARATION
1.

First, marinate the chicken. Combine all the marinade ingredients – the onion, garlic and ginger without their skins – in a blender and blitz until you have a smooth marinade.

2.

Cut each chicken thigh into 4 pieces and using the palm of your hand bash them down to flatten them a bit so they’re all of an even thickness.

3.

Leave to marinate for at least 1 hour, but preferably overnight.

 

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4.

Cook the rice and separate the gem lettuce leaves into cups.

5.

Meanwhile, whisk together all the Korean sweet chilli sauce ingredients and set aside.

 

6.

Heat a griddle pan on high or get the barbecue going.

7.

Cook the chicken pieces for about 5 minutes on each side until they’re nicely charred and totally cooked through – if you’re working inside you’ll want to open the windows as the sugar content in the plum syrup does produce a bit of smoke along with a beautiful char!

 

8.

Bring everything to the table so everyone can build their own lettuce cups!