Recipe: To Try At Home Mince on lettuce (san choy pau)

Recipe: To Try At Home Mince on lettuce (san choy pau) Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Mince on lettuce (san choy pau). Mince on lettuce (san choy pau) Hey everyone, I hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, mince on lettuce (san choy pau). One of my favorites food recipes.
Serve the prepared lettuce with a drizzle of the dressing and fill with a big spoonful of the stir-fried minced meat and vegetables.
Alternatively, serve the lettuce, stir-fried meat, vegetables and the dressing sauce separately; let your guests make their own San Choy Bao.
San Choy Bow - Chinese Lettuce Wraps The Chinese name for Lettuce Wraps is San Choy Bow which is how it's written in menus at Chinese restaurants here in Sydney, though the spelling varies widely from place to place and I'm yet to find a definitive answer for what the proper spelling is.
You can cook Mince on lettuce (san choy pau) using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Mince on lettuce (san choy pau)
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You need 1 tbs of peanut butter.
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Prepare 2 of garlic crushed.
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You need 1/2 tea spoon of ginger grated.
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Prepare 500 gr of lean pork mince meat.
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Prepare 1 table spoon of soy sauce.
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You need 2 table spoon of oyster sauce.
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It’s 3 of shallots thinly sliced.
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Prepare 1/2 of lime juice.
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It’s 1 tea spoon of sesame oil.
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You need 1 cup of beanssprouts trimmed.
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It’s 12 of lettuce leaves.
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Prepare 1/4 cup of coriander leaves fresh.
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It’s 1/4 of roasted chopped peanuts optional.
San Choy Bow / Sang Chow Bau - Chinese Mince in Lettuce Cups.
There are many variations on how to spell this dish "San Choy Bow", as it comes from China and this is the English very rough translation!
To me, it translates to mouth watering, tangy, spicy rich pork mince with fresh bean sprouts wrapped in a crisp lettuce leaf..
San Choy Bau - Lettuce Wraps usually made with pork or chicken mince, loads of hidden crunchy vegetables in a delicious sauce, wrapped up in fresh lettuce.
Mince on lettuce (san choy pau) instructions
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Heat wok over high heat until hot.add peanut oil and swirl to coat, add garlic,ginger and pork stir fry for 3 to 4 min till pork changes color..
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Add soy sauce and oyster sauce add onions the 2 tea spoon of lime juice and sesame oil stir fry for another 3 min stir in beanssprouts..
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Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves sprinkle with coriander leaves and peanuts..
For this version, I have used the sauce to marinate sliced chicken breast for a lower fat option and added flavour.
It also means more prep ahead of time and a quicker dinner on the table!
Spoon a little of the mince mixture into each lettuce leaf to serve.
These San Choy Bow are a little bit spicy, but you can tone it down a bit by omitting or reducing the chilli flakes.
Personally I love the zing it gives to this dish!