Korean Chicken Ssam (Lettuce Wraps with Ssamjang)

Name: Korean Chicken Ssam (Lettuce Wraps with Ssamjang)
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 300 g Boneless skinless chicken thighs; 1 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 tsp Toasted sesame oil; 2 cloves, minced Garlic (marinade); 1 tsp, grated Fresh ginger; to taste Black pepper; 1 tsp Neutral oil; 200 g Cooked short-grain rice; 10 large Butter or red leaf lettuce leaves; optional Perilla or shiso leaves; 1 small, in sticks Cucumber; 2, thinly sliced Garlic cloves; 1, sliced Green chili; 3 tbsp (see Ssamjang) Ssamjang

A recipe from South Korea.

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Korean Chicken Ssam (Lettuce Wraps with Ssamjang)

Nutrition (per serving)

415Calories

33 gProtein

41 gCarbs

13 gFat

5 gSugar

1000 mgSalt

Ingredients

300 g Boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 tbsp Soy sauce
1 tsp Toasted sesame oil
2 cloves, minced Garlic (marinade)
1 tsp, grated Fresh ginger
to taste Black pepper
1 tsp Neutral oil
200 g Cooked short-grain rice
10 large Butter or red leaf lettuce leaves
optional Perilla or shiso leaves
1 small, in sticks Cucumber
2, thinly sliced Garlic cloves
1, sliced Green chili
3 tbsp (see Ssamjang) Ssamjang

Method

Toss the chicken with the soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and pepper and marinate 15–30 minutes.
Cook in a hot pan or on a grill with the neutral oil, 4–5 minutes per side, until cooked through and browned. Rest 3 minutes and slice.
Arrange the lettuce, rice, chicken, cucumber, garlic and chili on a platter with the ssamjang.
To eat: hold a lettuce leaf, add a spoon of rice, chicken, a dab of ssamjang and a slice of garlic, wrap into a parcel and eat in one bite.