San Choy Bow

• servings: 3 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

Sauce

2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch

4 tbsp water

2 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce

1 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce

3 1/4 tbsp oyster sauce

1 1/2 tsp sesame oil

3 1/4 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (or Mirin)

1 1/2 tsp white sugar

Filling

1 1/2 tbsp peanut oil

2 clove large garlic (minced)

1 tsp ginger (minced)

500g pork mince

1 onion (finely chopped)

1 small carrot (finely chopped)

150g canned water chestnuts, (drained and finely chopped)

8 baby corn (canned or fresh, finely chopped)

8 mushrooms, (finely chopped, shiitake or swiss brown is best)

Serve

8 leaves large or 16 - 20 small lettuce, preferably soft

Crushed peanuts

Finely sliced scallions / shallots

Directions

Mix Sauce

Mix 2 tsp cornflour with 1 tbsp water until lump free. Then add remaining Sauce ingredients and mix.

3 tbsp water

2 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce

1 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce

3 1/4 tbsp oyster sauce

1 1/2 tsp sesame oil

3 1/4 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (or Mirin)

1 1/2 tsp white sugar

Cook

Heat oil over high heat. Add garlic and 1 tsp ginger, give it a quick stir then add onion.

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

Add all the vegetables (carrot, water chestnuts, corn, mushroom). Cook for 2 minutes until the carrot is softened and pork is cooked through.

Add Sauce and cook for 1 1/2 minutes or until it thickens and glossy, coating the Filling.

Serve

Transfer Filling into serving bowl. Lay out lettuce leaves, peanuts and scallions on the side.

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

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 255 g
• Calories: 253 kcal