Chinese-style chicken breasts on lettuce leaves

Ingredients:

• 2 cups (or 4 handfuls) raw shiitake mushrooms
• 500-700 g thinly sliced ​​chicken breast or fillet
• 2 tablespoons vegetable or peanut oil
• Coarse salt and black pepper
• 3 cloves of chopped garlic
• A couple of centimeters of finely chopped or grated ginger root
• Zest of 1 orange
• Half a red bell pepper - it should be chopped into small cubes
• 150-200 g of pickled chestnuts (drain and cut into slices)
• 3 green onions
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce (special Chinese barbecue sauce)
• Half a large head of iceberg lettuce, quartered and core removed
• Orange slices for serving

Preparation:

1. First, cut off the tough stems from the mushrooms and slice them. Cut the chicken into small pieces.
2. Next, heat a large frying pan or wok and add oil. When the oil is hot, add the chicken and fry for a minute or two, stirring constantly.
3. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook for a couple more minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and add the ginger and garlic. Let it cook for two to three minutes. For a savory flavor, add red pepper flakes, pickled chestnuts, zest, and green onions. Continue cooking, stirring constantly. Then, evenly pour in the hoisin sauce.
4. Serve the chicken with vegetables on a platter. lettuce leaves and orange slices. To serve, spoon a tablespoon of the filling onto each lettuce leaf and squeeze the juice from the orange slices over the top.
   
   Bon appetit!