Chinese Recipe with Chicken Sang Choy Bow or Lettuce Wrapped Chicken
INGREDIENTS- 18 large butter lettuce leaves (or two large medium heads)
- 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 1 kg mince chicken
- 4 cm fresh ginger (chopped finely)
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- 227g can water chestnuts (drained & chopped coarsely)
- 227g can bamboo shoots (drained & chopped coarsely)
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 3 cups bean sprouts
- 4 green onions (sliced thick)
- Place mushrooms in a small bowl, cover with boiling water and let stand for 20 mins, then drain
- Discard stems, chop caps finely
- Heat oil in wok, stir-fry chicken, ginger, garlic till chicken has changed color
- Add mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, sauces (oyster & hoisin) and blended cornflour and stock
- Stir-fry everything till mixture boils and thickens
- Stir in onion and bean sprouts
- Divide lettuce leaves among serving plates
- Spoon the sang choy bow into lettuce leaves
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