Vietnamese Goodness!

Tonight we made Five Spice Chicken Bahn Mi Lettuce Wraps and they were SOOOO stinking good! Fresh and spicy. Totally YUM YUM YUM! Washed down with a perfectly chilled White Zin, and you have a perfect summer meal!

Marinated Carrots
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup distilled white vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups carrot—cut into matchstick-size pieces

Mix 1st 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add carrots and allow to sit, covered for at least 1 hour.

Five Spice Marinated Chicken
1/4 cup soy sauce
6 garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons minced sweet onion
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons five spice powder
8 large skinless boneless chicken tenders

Toss all ingredients into a gallon sized ziplock bag. Seal and squish to fully coat all chicken pieces. Let marinate for a minimum of 1 hour. Cook or grill until golden and cooked through. Allow to rest for 10 - 15 minutes. Slice at an angle.

Spicy Lime Mayonnaise
¼ cup favorite mayo
2 packets True Lime (or juice from 1 lime)
Sriracha hot sauce (to taste)

Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.

Additional Ingredients
1 -2 heads romaine lettuce hearts, separated
1 English hothouse cucumber, cut into ¼ inch thick slices
fresh cilantro sprigs
2 jalapeno chilies, thinly sliced

Assembly
Take two lettuce leaves and use them taco style for all your fillings. Start with a slather of the Lime Mayo, then pile on the marinated carrots, cucumber slices, jalapeno slices, 5 spice chicken and cilantro. Eat. Enjoy. Repeat.

Hope you love it like we did!

~Megan