Maho, Vietnamese Chicken Recipe

Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low cover and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed 20 to 25 minutes. Let the rice stand covered while you finish the dish.

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat until shimmering and cook and stir the garlic until fragrant about 1 minute. Stir in the chicken and cook and stir until seared and beginning to brown about 5 minutes. Stir in soy sauce and peanuts and cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the soy sauce has coated the chicken and peanuts 5 more minutes. Remove the chicken mixture from the heat.

Line 4 plates with lettuce leaves and scoop 1 cup of cooked rice onto each leaf. Top with chicken-peanut mixture and sprinkle each plate with mandarin orange slices.