San Choy Bow Recipe
Chinese san choy bow is delicious, nutritious, and quick to prepare. What's not to love?!
Equipment
- wok (or frypan)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken (500g)
- 8 leaves iceberg lettuce (the smaller, inner leaves are best)
- 1 large onion (finely diced)
- ½ cup water chestnuts or bamboo shoots (chopped)
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon chicken stock (can substitute water, if necessary)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon crushed ginger
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wok or frypan, add onions and ginger and stir fry for a minute.
- Add ground chicken and stir fry for a further 3 – 4 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
- Combine starch and stock or water and pour into pan while stirring.
- Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Add water chestnuts and soy sauce and simmer for a further 1 minute.
- Place mixture into the lettuce cups and serve
- Roll up the filled lettuce cups and enjoy!
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Notes
Please see 'options' heading (below) for information about how to make vegetarian, pork, or beef versions of this recipe. Also for handy hints on what you can add to make the recipe more substantial and therefore suitable as a main meal.
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcal
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