Lettuce Wrap Sauce

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Next time you make lettuce wraps, use our Lettuce Wrap Sauce Recipe! With two variations – peanut sauce and spicy teriyaki!

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  1. Ingredients in Lettuce Wrap Sauce
  2. Lettuce Wrap Sauce – 3 Ways!
  3. Other Uses
  4. Recipe Tip
  5. Frequently Asked Questions
  6. More Asian-Inspired Recipes
  7. How to Make Lettuce Wrap Sauce
  8. Lettuce Wrap Sauce Recipe

Lettuce wraps are a healthy way to enjoy fresh chicken with nuts and vegetables. These sauces go perfectly with the different components of the chicken lettuce wraps. The teriyaki and ginger compliment the water chestnuts, mushrooms, and ground chicken, and bring so much flavor to the butter lettuce. With little effort, you’ll create three sauces with this recipe. These versatile sauces are for more than just Asian lettuce wraps.

Ingredients in Lettuce Wrap Sauce

  • Teriyaki Sauce
  • Sweet Chili Sauce
  • Soy Sauce
  • Fresh Ginger
  • Red Pepper Flakes
  • Peanut Butter
  • Sriracha
three small bowls of dark brown sauce one with peanut butter in it and one with sriracha in it


Lettuce Wrap Sauce – 3 Ways!

  • Classic: combines teriyaki sauce, chili sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. This creates a thinner sauce with stronger teriyaki flavors.
  • Peanut sauce: combine the same ingredients as the classic sauce, but add peanut butter. This will make the sauce thicker and add some sweetness and nuttiness.
  • Spicy teriyaki: mix together the same ingredients as the classic sauce, but add Sriracha. Depending on how much you add, your sauce will be spicy.
A lettuce wrap on a plate

Other Uses

Use your sauces in different ways:

  • Pour over vegetables in a pan or large skillet and make a stir fry.
  • Make fresh spring rolls using rice paper, rice noodles, cucumber, romaine, carrot, and your other favorite ingredients. The peanut sauce would be especially delicious with this one!
  • Use as dipping sauce for crispy egg rolls or wontons along with duck sauce and hot mustard.
  • Water down and use as a dressing for your favorite Asian inspired salad.
  • Marinate and/or cook tofu, chicken, or ground beef.

Recipe Tip

three small bowls of dark brown sauce

Simmer the sauce for about 5 minutes before separating into bowls and adding mix ins. This allows the sauce to thicken a bit so it doesn’t run out of the lettuce wrap.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you make lettuce wraps not soggy?

A huge part of this is the sauce- once you make your sauce, be sure to simmer for 5 minutes to thicken it, which will make sure it doesn’t leak out of the wrap, but also so it doesn’t make the bottom soggy.

What is lettuce wrap sauce made of?

Our sauce is a base of teriyaki sauce, chili sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and red pepper flakes, with the addition of peanut butter and siracha.

Some people add garlic, green onions, sesame oil, rice vinegar, coconut aminos, or tamari, and more!

It all depends on the taste you like and the flavor you are going for.

What are the crunchy things on top of lettuce wraps?

These are fried rice noodles.

Read Next: PF Chang’s Lettuce Wraps

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More Asian-Inspired Recipes

How to Make Lettuce Wrap Sauce

A lettuce wrap on a plate

Lettuce Wrap Sauce

5 from 1 vote
Next time you make lettuce wraps, use our Lettuce Wrap Sauce Recipe! With two variations – peanut sauce and spicy teriyaki!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Asian
Servings 12

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine teriyaki sauce, chili sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
    A glass measuring cup of dark brown sauce
  • Heat the sauce in a small saucepan. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and divide into 3 small bowls.
    three small bowls of dark brown sauce
  • In one bowl, add about ¼ teaspoon of Sriracha sauce (or more to taste) and mix well. In the other bowl, add 1-2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter (or to taste), and mix until creamy and smooth.
    three small bowls of dark brown sauce one with peanut butter in it and one with sriracha in it
  • Serve over lettuce wraps.
    A lettuce wrap on a plate

Notes

Other Sauce Variations:
  • Asian-style BBQ sauce – ½ cup hoisin sauce + low-sodium soy sauce or water added until desired consistency is reached
  • Spicy Oyster Sauce – Oyster sauce + Sriracha (to taste)

Nutrition Information

Calories: 47kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 1268mgPotassium: 74mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 0.1IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg

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Kelsey Crist

Kelsey lives in Washington with her husband, Alex, and two cats, Diana and Nova. Her happy place is in the kitchen listening to an audiobook and trying new recipes. When she's not in the kitchen you can find her hiking, shopping at Trader Joe's, or playing Animal Crossing. Her favorite food is pasta and Alex loves when she makes Homemade Oreos.

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