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
Cuisine: Chinese
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); 300g / 10oz pork mince ((ground pork) (Note 3)); 1/2 onion, (finely chopped); 1 small carrot, (finely chopped); 100g/ 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

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:5min

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 substitute with other vegetables or make it entirely meat free (this is a great recipe to make vegetarian).

Updated at: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 03:33:43 GMT