San Choy Bow (Lettuce Cups)

A delicious recipe for Chinese lettuce cups!

Ingredients

• 500g of pork mince (you can also use chicken mince)
• 8 x iceberg lettuce leaves (the smallish, inner leaves)
• 4 x spring onions, chopped
• 1 x can of water chestnuts, chopped
• 2 x cloves of garlic, crushed
• 2 x red chilli’s, chopped
• 3 x large shiitake mushrooms, chopped
• 1 tablespoon of ginger, grated
• 1 tablespoon of coriander, chopped
• 1 tablespoon of peanut oil
• 1 teaspoon of sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons of hoisin sauce
• 30ml of light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons of dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon of chinese chilli sauce

Instructions

STEP 1:

1. Heat oils in a pan and cook garlic, ginger, spring onions and chilli’s for about two mins

STEP 2:

2. Add mince and stir-fry until cooked

STEP 3:

3. Add hoisin, soy sauce, dry sherry and chilli sauce, stir through

STEP 4:

4. Stir in chestnuts, mushrooms and coriander, cook for about five minutes

STEP 5:

5. Remove from heat and serve up mixture in lettuce cups

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

VOILA!