Korean-style ssam — gochujang-seasoned chicken wrapped in fresh lettuce! No rice, no tortilla, just crisp lettuce as the wrapper. Low carb but packed with flavor.
🧂 Ingredients
🍽️ Servings: 2
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- 250g chicken breast, cut into small cubes
- 8-10 leaves butterhead or romaine lettuce
- 2 tbsp Chicken seasoning: gochujang (Korean chili paste)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 clove garlic, grated
- 1 tsp ginger, grated
- 1 Toppings: carrot, julienned
- 1/2 cucumber, julienned
- 1 stalk green onion, sliced
- to taste Toasted sesame seeds
- to taste Kimchi (optional)
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👩🍳 Instructions
- 1 Mix all the chicken seasoning ingredients together in a bowl.
- 2 Add the cubed chicken and marinate for 15 minutes.
- 3 Heat a nonstick pan with a little oil.
- 4 Sauté the chicken until cooked through and slightly caramelized, about 6-7 minutes.
- 5 Wash the lettuce and pat dry with a paper towel.
- 6 Take one lettuce leaf and place a few pieces of chicken on it.
- 7 Add the julienned carrot, cucumber, and sliced green onion.
- 8 Sprinkle with sesame seeds and add kimchi if you like.
- 9 Roll or fold the lettuce and eat right away.
- 10 Repeat until all the ingredients are used up.
💡 Tips
• Butterhead lettuce works best since it's soft and flexible for wrapping.
• You can swap the gochujang for chili sauce plus sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) if you don't have it on hand.
• This is a favorite snack among Korean celebrities for staying in shape!
📊 Nutrition Facts / serving
260
Calories (kcal)
30g
Protein
10g
Fat
14g
Carbs
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