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Barbecued Thai Thigh Wraps with Cucumber Salad

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Submitted by: gr8folks501311

 

Chicken thighs are marinated in Thai chili paste, mirin, & tamari sauce, then grilled and wrapped in a lettuce leaf with a seasoned cucumber mix.
 

Ingredients

  • Marinade ingredients:
  • 1/3 cup Thai chili paste
  • 1/2 cup mirin (sweet rice wine)
  • 1/2 cup tamari sauce
  • 2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 2 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • 2 shallots, minced
  • 1 tsp EACH freshly ground black pepper and sea salt
  • ...
  • 16 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 16 large, whole iceberg lettuce leaves
  • 16 long chives
  • Cucumber Salad:
  • 3 small cucumbers, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/3 cup Chinese rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

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Method

Combine marinade ingredients together in large Ziploc bag; add chicken thighs; seal bag and keep chilled overnight. Mix cucumber salad ingredients together in a bowl, cover and chill until ready to serve. Preheat grill and lightly grease grill rack. Remove chicken from marinade and place on grill; grill for 8 minutes, turn and cook until cooked through. Serve chicken in a lettuce leaf cup with serving of cucumber salad and bundle the wrap closed and tie with a long sprig of chive.

 

Notes:

 

Number of Servings: 8

 

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