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San Choy Bow

Serves 8

Quick Dinners

Gluten Free

Crowd Pleasers

These tasty little lettuce cup parcels give a great 'Asian street vibe' to any event, large or small, a real crowd pleaser!

 

Prep time 20 minutes

Cook time 10 minutes

 

Ingredients

San Choy Bow Sauce 

  • 3 tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch)
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup soy sauce, GF option
  • ¼ cup oyster sauce, GF option
  • ¼ cup Chinese cooking wine 
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Filling Ingredients

  • 1kg pork mince
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 1 small chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 large brown onion,  finely diced
  • 2 carrots,  finely diced
  • 1 x 400g tin baby corn spears, drained & finely chopped
  • ½ cup shiitake mushrooms (or portobello mushroom), finely chopped
  • 2 x 100g tinned sliced water chestnuts, drained & finely chopped

Finishing ingredients

  • 2 large heads of iceberg lettuce
  • 1 cup crushed peanuts
  • 6 shallots (scallions), finely sliced

Cooking Steps

1

To make San Choy sauce

In a small mixing bowl, whisk cornflour & water until combined and resembling a smooth paste, (no lumps). 

Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, Chinese cooking wine and brown sugar. Whisk until combined. Set aside. 

 

2

Next, heat oil in a large fry pan (or wok) over a high heat

 

3

Add garlic, ginger, onion & chilli, lightly sauté. 

 

4

Add mince - toss regularly until completely cooked

 

5

Add onion, carrots, corn spears, mushrooms & water chestnuts. Cook tossing regularly, for about 2 minutes

6

Finally, add the San Choy Bow sauce & simmer until sauce thickens and coats the meat & vegetables.

7

Once cooked, remove mince filling from heat and you are ready to assemble.

To Serve

Spoon a ladle full of filling into each lettuce leaf. Sprinkle with crushed nuts and shallots (scallions) ...

 

BUNDLE - EAT - ENJOY!