San Choy Bow (Chinese Lettuce Wraps)
Savory pork and vegetable filling is coated in a glossy Chinese-style sauce, then spooned into soft lettuce leaves and topped with peanuts and scallions.
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- Total: 20 minutes
- Servings: 3 servings
Recipe
San Choy Bow (Chinese Lettuce Wraps)
Savory pork and vegetable filling is coated in a glossy Chinese-style sauce, then spooned into soft lettuce leaves and topped with peanuts and scallions.
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- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 5 minutes
- Total
- 20 minutes
- Servings
- 3
Ingredients
For 3 servings
Sauce
Filling
To serve
Instructions
Step 1: Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp water until lump-free. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and mix.
Step 2: Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add the garlic and ginger and stir briefly, then add the onion.
Step 3: Cook for 1 minute, then add the pork. Cook until the pork turns white.
Step 4: Add all the vegetables. Cook for 2 minutes, until the carrot is softened and the pork is cooked through.
Step 5: Add the sauce and cook for 1 1/2 minutes, or until it thickens and turns glossy, coating the filling.
Step 6: Transfer the filling to a serving bowl. Arrange the lettuce leaves, peanuts and scallions alongside.
Step 7: To serve, spoon some filling into a lettuce leaf. Top with peanuts and scallions, bundle the leaf around the filling and enjoy.
Notes
Options and substitutions
Use chicken instead of pork, or replace the meat with 2 1/2 cups of chopped vegetables or chopped firm tofu.
Chinese cooking wine can be replaced with mirin or dry sherry. For a nonalcoholic option, use low-sodium chicken broth in place of the wine and water in the sauce.
You can replace dark soy sauce with more light soy sauce, or use ordinary soy sauce in place of both soy sauces; the filling will be lighter in color.
Butter lettuce or Bibb lettuce are soft alternatives to crisp iceberg lettuce.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 253 kcal
Estimated values; they will vary with the exact ingredients and brands you use.
About this recipe
Savory pork and finely chopped vegetables cook quickly in a glossy sauce, then go into lettuce leaves with crushed peanuts and scallions. Use soft lettuce leaves if you want them to fold without cracking.
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