San Choy Bow (Chinese Lettuce Wraps)

Lettuce Wraps with pork or chicken, loads of hidden crunchy vegetables in a tasty savoury brown sauce, bundled up in fresh lettuce – the ultimate healthy food!

Ingredients

SAUCE
1 1/4 tsp cornflour / corn starch
3 tbsp water, separated
1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (or sub Mirin or dry sherry)
1 tsp white sugar

FILLING
1 tbsp peanut oil
1 clove large garlic, minced
1/2 tsp ginger, minced
300g / 10oz pork mince
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 small carrot, finely chopped
100g/ 3.5oz canned water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
5 baby corn, canned or fresh, finely chopped
5 mushrooms, finely chopped(shiitake is best, I used Swiss Brown)

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

STEP 1
Mix cornflour with 1 tbsp water until lump free. Then add remaining Sauce ingredients and mix.
Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and ginger, give it a quick stir then add onion.

STEP 2
Cook for 1 minute then add pork. Cook pork until it turns white.

STEP 3
Add all the vegetables. Cook for 2 minutes until the carrot is softened and pork is cooked through.

STEP 4
Add Sauce and cook for 1 1/2 minutes or until it thickens and glossy, coating the Filling
Transfer Filling into serving bowl. Lay out lettuce leaves, peanuts and scallions on the side.

STEP 5
To serve, spoon some Filling into a lettuce leaf. Top with peanuts and scallions, bundle it up and enjoy!

Recipe by Recipe Tin Eats