By grilling this marinated chicken you will add a lot of extra flavor to this traditional Moo Shu dish. This is not only a great recipe, but it's a lot of fun to eat.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 pound chicken breasts
- 8 green onions, trimmed
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- 1/4 cup plum jam
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon five spice powder
- 8 large leaves of lettuce
Preparation:
Preheat grill. Place green onions in a shallow baking dish filled with cold water. Combine plum jam, ketchup, soy sauce, rice vinegar and five spice powder in a small bowl. Divide in half. Pound chicken breasts until no more than 1/2 inch thick. Coat surface of chicken breasts with 1/2 of the plum mixture. Set aside. Place chicken breasts on grill over medium heat. Remove green onions from water and place on grill. Close grill lid and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove green onions and set aside. Turn chicken breasts and continue grilling until done. Remove chicken breasts from grill and get out the lettuce leaves. Slice chicken breasts thinly. Brush remaining plum mixture on one side of each lettuce leaf. Add 1/8 of the chicken breasts and sliced bell pepper and one green onion. Roll and serve.
