Julie Bove > wrote:

: "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
: ...
: > Julie Bove wrote:
: >> P F Chang's has a gluten free menu and their chicken lettuce wraps come
: >> highly recommended. I decided to look at their website to see if this
: >> was something I might be able to eat. Was shocked to see that one 4 oz.
: >> portion has a whopping 52 grams of carbs. Obviously not for me then.
: >> But why?
: >>
: >> I found assorted copy cat recipes on the Internet and saw that many of
: >> them contain both white and brown sugar in the ingredients as well as
: >> some sweetened sauces. Also found a recipe for a ground beef lettuce
: >> wrap that doesn't seem as sweet, so perhaps this is something I can make
: >> at home.
: >>
: >> At any rate... The name chicken lettuce wrap sounds so innocuous. Like
: >> chicken and lettuce. But, no! I've also read if you dine in, this comes
: >> served on a bed of rice noodles. But no noodles if you get it to go.
: >
: > Here is the "copy cat" recipe I use.
: >
: > Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I was away on a 7 day cruise and mah jongg
: > tournament with DH's cousin.

: I have seen that one. Can't so the oyster sauce though. It has wheat in
: it. Not sure about the hoisin sauce. It probably does too.

So do as I do, since I doon't eat oysters for kashrut and not hoisin sauce
becasue of sweetness and fididdle around wiht the recipe using what you
can. I have not tried this one, but may well one of these days.

Wendy