Chinese Lettuce Wraps (San Choy Bow)

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Chinese Lettuce Wraps (San Choy Bow)

Lettuce Wraps with pork or chicken, loads of hidden crunchy vegetables in a tasty savoury brown sauce, bundled up in fresh lettuce. 

Serves 4

Prep 5 mins

Cook 15 mins

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 1/4 tsp cornflour
  • 3 tbsp water, separated
  • 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce (sub with soy sauce)
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (or sub Mirin)
  • 1 tsp white sugar

Filling 

  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1 clove large garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp ginger, minced
  • 300g pork mince (sub chicken mince)
  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 small carrot, finely chopped
  • 100g canned water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
  • 5 baby corn, canned or fresh, finely chopped
  • 5 mushrooms, finely chopped

Serving

  • 8 leaves large or 16 – 20 small lettuce, preferably soft
  • Crushed peanuts
  • Finely sliced spring onions or shallots

Method:

  1. Mix cornflour with 1 tbsp water until lump free. Then add remaining Sauce ingredients and mix.
  2. Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and ginger, give it a quick stir then add onion.
  3. Cook for 1 minute then add pork. Cook pork until it turns white.
  4. Add all the vegetables. Cook for 2 minutes until the carrot is softened and pork is cooked through.
  5. Add Sauce and cook for 1 1/2 minutes or until it thickens and glossy, coating the Filling.
  6. Transfer Filling into serving bowl. Lay out lettuce leaves, peanuts and spring onions on the side.
  7. To serve, spoon some Filling into a lettuce leaf. Top with peanuts and spring onions, bundle it up and enjoy!

Recipe from Recipe Tin Eats