Pork San Choy Bow Recipe
An authentic recipe for pork san choy bow that is beautifully aromatic and tasty. But best of all, it's very quick to prepare. Don't forget the water chestnuts for a delicious crunch!
Equipment
- wok (alternatively a large skillet/ frypan)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork (500g)
- 8 iceberg lettuce leaves (preferrably the smaller, inner leaves)
- 1 red bell pepper/ capsicum (finely diced)
- 4 spring onions/ shallots (chopped)
- 8oz can water chestnuts (250g)
- 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon ginger - fresh is best, but dried ground ginger is fine, just reduce the quantity to 1 teaspoon (grated)
- 1 tablespoon cilantro/ coriander (roughly chopped)
- 1 tablespoon peanut or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili sauce
- 1 spring onion/ shallot, extra (sliced on the diagonal, to garnish)
Instructions
- Heat oils in a wok and cook garlic, ginger and spring onions for 2 minutes.
- Add ground pork to the wok and stir fry for 5 minutes or until cooked.
- Stir in bell pepper/ capsicum, water chestnuts, sauces and sherry and simmer for 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in cilantro/ coriander.
- Evenly divide the mixture and scoop into the 8 lettuce leaf cups.
- Sprinkle spring onion/ shallots over the top.
- Serve immediately while warm.
Notes
You can add extra chilli sauce if you like it spicy!