Today we're going to be showing you how to make one of our favorite appetizers,
vegan, and all at home. Let's show you how we make our PF Chang's lettuce wraps.
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Before we get started, we wanted to say that yes, we do know that PF Changs has a vegan version
with tofu and mushrooms and you can totally make that however we wanted to give you something that
tastes and looks more like the original. The first thing that we're going to do is make our crispy
rice noodles. We are going to heat a large skillet of oil to 375 degrees. We love using a thermometer
so we know exactly what the temperature is when frying so we'll link this one in the description
box. Right before your oil is ready you're going to cut your rice noodles into about five inch strips.
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Once your oil is ready you're going to add your rice noodles carefully into your skillet.
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When doing rice noodles you want to work in batches because they puff up really
quick they only take about 30 seconds but you don't want to overcrowd them.
And only do 30 seconds so they don't burn.
Now for our meatless mixture. We're going to start
by making our sauce so you will need a small bowl and then inside we are going to add our
ingredients. Sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, some soy sauce, some hoisin sauce, some garlic chili
sauce, coconut sugar and fresh ginger. Just a quick tip when it comes to ginger. Oftentimes
it is way too much for somebody. If you buy it in a grocery store you can break this off in a
grocery store like this and only take the part that you need or you can buy the whole thing
and you can actually freeze this. Now mix your sauce together and we're going to set that aside.
Now we're going to start chopping our vegetables starting with an onion. We are using a sweet onion
but you could also use a yellow onion as well. Then we're gonna mince some garlic
We're gonna chop some water chestnuts this gives
a bit of a crunch in the dish and is very noticeable in the original dish.
And now we're going to cut our green onions. We are only using the green parts of the onions.
Just a quick tip if you don't already know this with green onions if you are not using
all the way to the white part you can put this in a glass of water and then in a couple of days
you will have brand new green onions. Before we get into the meatless mixture I wanted to show you
what we are using to mimic the taste and texture. So these are Trader Joe's turkeyless burgers.
I understand that PF Chang's uses chicken in their original dish but this is the closest
thing that we have found to a vegan version. We also give substitution ideas in the post
that is linked in the description if you don't want to use a processed meat like this. So into a
large skillet over medium heat we are going to add some sesame oil. Now we're going to add our onions.
Let that cook for about three to four minutes until they become soft and translucent
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Now add in your garlic and then we're gonna add in those patties.
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Now we're going to let this cook for about four minutes and you're going
to crumble it the entire time until you get a ground meat like texture.
Now you're going to add in your water chestnuts,
stir that together and you're going to let this cook for another two minutes.
Now add in your chopped green onions and then we're going to add our sauce. We're going to stir
that together and then cook for a few more minutes until everything is mixed and heated throughout.
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So now it's time to assemble our lettuce wraps we are using butter lettuce sometimes also known
as boston lettuce. They make the perfect lettuce wraps because when you pull off a leaf they are
about a hand size which is the perfect size that you want for your wraps. So what we're
going to do is take a couple of those pieces, then you're going to add a little bit of your
rice noodles right on top of your lettuce leaf, and finally a couple tablespoons of your turkeyless mix.
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If you want to serve these as appetizers just like pf chang's feel free to do that or if you
want to make it a meal serve this with some rice. All right so can we make these top nine allergen
friendly. The answer is yes. We are going to look at two ingredients. The first one is coconut sugar, you
can just replace with vegan brown sugar. And then the second one is the soy sauce that we use inside
of here you can replace it with coconut aminos or tamari or you can replace it with a no soy soy
sauce that like Ocean's Halo makes depending on your allergens. Can we prep this ahead? The answer
is yes. It can actually be frozen. The meat mixture itself. We don't recommend actually making the
entire lettuce wraps like putting the meat mixture inside of them until you are ready to eat but the
meat mixture itself can be prepped ahead, stored in the refrigerator once cooled for at least five
days or frozen for up to three months. We showed the packaging earlier inside of the video but
if you didn't catch that we are using Trader Joe's turkeyless burger. So we understand that
PF Changs uses chicken for their actual recipe but this is the closest thing that we have found
that taste and has a texture like the PF Chang's one the original one. So if you don't have a TJ's
close then you can use any plant-based ground meat it won't quite be the same but you will get
a very similar texture and a pretty close taste with the sauce that we are using. Want to use
a vegan meat that has been processed like these patties or a ground meat mixture that is vegan
then you can substitute this with a plant-based option like jackfruit, mushrooms, chickpeas or even
textured vegetable protein also known as tvp which is just dehydrated soy, or you could do crumbled
tofu. We hope that you loved this video if you did we would appreciate if you could give it a like,
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recipe you would like to see us veganize next. Have a great week and we will see you in the next video.