San Choy Bau is a delicious and refreshing Chinese dish consisting of stir-fried minced meat served in crisp lettuce cups.
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken mince Can be substituted with pork or beef mince
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 1 inch ginger finely chopped
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 can water chestnuts drained and chopped
- 1 bunch spring onions finely chopped
- 8 leaves lettuce Iceberg or butterhead, washed and dried
Instructions
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and ginger and sauté for a minute until fragrant.
- Add the chicken mince to the pan and cook until browned, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in the oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Mix well to combine all ingredients.
- Add the chopped water chestnuts and half of the chopped spring onions to the pan. Stir-fry for another couple of minutes.
- Remove the pan from heat and spoon the mixture into the lettuce cups, dividing it evenly.
- Garnish with the remaining spring onions. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 10gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg