San Choy Bow (Chinese Lettuce Wraps)

Name: San Choy Bow (Chinese Lettuce Wraps)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 1/4 tsp cornflour / cornstarch; 3 tbsp water, (separated); 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce ((Note 1)); 1 tsp dark soy sauce ((Note 1)); 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine ((or sub Mirin or dry sherry, Note 2)); 1 tsp white sugar ((can omit)); 1 tbsp peanut oil; 1 clove large garlic, (minced); 1/2 tsp ginger, (minced); 300 g / 10oz pork mince ((ground pork) (Note 3)); 1/2 onion, (finely chopped); 1 small carrot, (finely chopped); 100 g / 3.5oz canned water chestnuts, (drained and finely chopped (Note 4)); 5 baby corn, (canned or fresh, finely chopped (Note 4)); 5 mushrooms, (finely chopped(shiitake is best, I used Swiss Brown)); 8 leaves large or 16 - 20 small lettuce, preferably soft ((Note 5)); Crushed peanuts; Finely sliced scallions / shallots

Recipe video above. One of my favourite starters at Chinese restaurants, the ultimate (almost) carb free healthy dish of all time! It all comes down to the Sauce - with a great Sauce, you can change up the filling to your taste. I've copied the filling served by Chinese restaurants but feel free to

⏱ 20 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 5min 📊 Easy 🍽 3 servings ⭐ 5.0 (144) 👁 6

Instructions

Mix cornflour with 1 tbsp water until lump free. Then add remaining Sauce ingredients and mix.
Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and 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. 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.
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 per serving

253kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$2187.00

Per Serving
$729.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$4374.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (90% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
cornflour / cornstarch	0.25 tsp	$1.00
water	3 tbsp	-
light soy sauce	0.5 tbsp	$8.00
dark soy sauce	1 tsp	$5.00
oyster sauce	2 tbsp	$40.00
sesame oil	1 tsp	$5.00
Chinese cooking wine	2 tbsp	$8.00
white sugar	1 tsp	-
peanut oil	1 tbsp	$4.00
large garlic	1 clove	$198.00
ginger	0.5 tsp	$3.00
/ 10oz pork mince	300 g	$330.00
onion	0.5	$25.00
carrot	1 small	$37.00
/ 3.5oz canned water chestnuts	100 g	-
baby corn	5	$198.00
mushrooms	5	$659.00
leaves large or 16 - 20 small lettuce	8	$666.00
Crushed peanuts	-	-
Finely sliced scallions / shallots	-	-

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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