Mandarin Kahlúa Chicken In Lettuce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 whole boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon kahlua
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 cup cooked ham, finely chopped
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup green onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup water chestnut, finely chopped
• endive
• 1/4 cup kahlua
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated gingerroot
• 1/2 teaspoon hot mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 garlic clove, pressed

Recipe

• 1 chop chicken meat fine and mix with soy sauce and kahlua.
• 2 let stand while assembling other ingredients.
• 3 then stir-fry chicken in hot oil for 1 minute.
• 4 add ham and cook 1 minute.
• 5 stir in mushrooms, onion and water chestnuts.
• 6 add kahlúa seasoning sauce,.
• 7 stir-fry until chicken is tender and mixture well-blended (1 or 2 minutes longer).
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 serve hot, or at room temperature as a filling for crisp cold endive or small romaine lettuce spears.
• 10 filling may be made a day ahead, or frozen, then reheated quickly.
• 11 kahlúa seasoning sauce:.
• 12 mix and set aside kahlúa and chicken broth; fresh lemon juice; chili powder and cornstarch; grated fresh ginger, hot mustard, salt, and garlic.