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    Home Collections Asian Takeout

    Chinese Lettuce Wraps


    (San Choy Bow )
    BY: Nagi PUBLISHED: 29 May '18 UPDATED: 6 Nov '20

    251 Comments

    RECIPE V VIDEO V DOZER V

    One of my favourite Chinese starters –


    Lettuce Wraps with pork or chicken, loads
    of hidden crunchy vegetables in a tasty
    savoury brown sauce, bundled up in fresh
    lettuce. Also known as San Choy Bow, it’s
    arguably the ultimate “just happens to be
    healthy” food in the whole wide world …..

    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.

    I may not know how to spell it, but I do


    know you’re going to love them!!

    How to make Lettuce


    Wraps

    T&C's apply ©2022 Viacom. SpongeBob SquarePants created by Stephen Hillenburg

    Lettuce wraps are made with ground /


    mince meat and vegetable filling with a
    savoury Chinese sauce spooned into
    lettuce cups, then wrapped into a roll
    shape to eat.

    For a great Lettuce Wrap, it all comes


    down to the sauce. It takes more than
    just a splash of soy sauce to make a truly
    delish Lettuce Wrap.

    Get the sauce right and you can pretty


    much put anything into the filling. And it
    is one of those rare recipes that is
    genuinely great made entirely vegetarian.
    I would just as happily scoff down a meat
    free version of this as I would a traditional
    pork version.

    What goes in a Lettuce


    Wrap filling

    I don’t think there are definitive rules for


    what goes in Lettuce Wraps, but the
    common ingredients I see at Chinese
    restaurants are:

    pork (chicken and turkey are ideal


    subs)

    water chestnuts

    onion

    After this, things get a bit blurred. Other


    common ingredients which I’ve included
    in my recipe are:

    Baby corn

    Shiitake or other mushrooms

    Carrots

    And those that border more towards


    “Western” Chinese have all sorts of other
    vegetables in it, like normal corn,
    capsicum etc.

    Make it real with water


    chestnuts!
    If you can find them, I really urge you to
    use Water Chestnuts. It doesn’t have a
    strong flavour, but the unique thing about
    Water chestnuts is the texture.

    Even canned, it is crunchy and a bit juicy


    and it’s a quintessential part of the
    Chinese Lettuce Wrap experience.
     Nowadays in Australia, they are found in
    both the Asian section and canned
    vegetable section of supermarkets
    (Woolies, Coles etc).

    Lettuce wraps are a fantastic quick and


    easy meal that also happens to be
    healthy. In Chinese restaurants, it’s served
    with crisp Iceberg Lettuce which tends to
    crack when folded. For a more practical
    option, use soft lettuce leaves like Butter
    Lettuce or Bib Lettuce (US).

    Enjoy!– Nagi x

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    San Choy Bow (Chinese


    Lettuce Wraps)
    Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats Prep: 15 mins
    Cook: 5 mins Total: 20 mins Appetizer,
    Dinner Chinese
    4.98 from 78 votes

    Servings 3 Tap or hover to scale

    Print

    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).

    Ingredients
    SAUCE
    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)

    FILLING (NOTE 6)
    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)

    SERVING
    8 leaves large or 16 - 20 small lettuce,
    preferably soft (Note 5)
    Crushed peanuts
    Finely sliced scallions / shallots

    Instructions
    1 Mix cornflour with 1 tbsp water until lump
    free. Then add remaining Sauce
    ingredients and mix.
    2 Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high
    heat. Add garlic and ginger, give it a quick
    stir then add onion.
    3 Cook for 1 minute then add pork. Cook pork
    until it turns white.
    4 Add all the vegetables. Cook for 2 minutes
    until the carrot is softened and pork is
    cooked through.
    5 Add Sauce and cook for 1 1/2 minutes or
    until it thickens and glossy, coating the
    Filling.
    6 Transfer Filling into serving bowl. Lay out
    lettuce leaves, peanuts and scallions on
    the side.
    7 To serve, spoon some Filling into a lettuce
    leaf. Top with peanuts and scallions,
    bundle it up and enjoy!

    Recipe Notes:
    1. Light soy sauce adds the salt and the
    dark soy sauce adds a touch of colour. You
    can sub the dark soy with more light soy
    sauce, or just sub both the light and dark
    with ordinary soy sauce. The filling will just
    be a bit lighter in colour. Don't just use all
    dark soy sauce - flavour is way too strong -
    or with a thick sweet soy sauce like kecap
    manis.

    2. Chinese cooking wine - sub with Mirin or


    dry sherry. For a non alcoholic option, use
    chicken broth/stock (low sodium) in place of
    the Chinese wine AND water in the Sauce.

    3. Protein - Also great with chicken but I


    prefer pork because it's not as lean and has
    slightly more flavour. Chinese restaurants
    typically use pork. Never seen it with beef or
    lamb! Can also sub with 2 1/2 cups of
    chopped veggies of choice.

    4. Water chestnuts - see in post for image.


    These are a key ingredient in San Choy Bow
    as served at Chinese restaurants here in
    Australia, but can be skipped. They have a
    natural light flavour, but it's the texture that
    is unique - a fresh crunchiness.

    Nowadays these are sold in both the Asian


    and canned vegetable section of major
    supermarkets.

    5. Lettuce - Typically served at Chinese


    restaurants using crisp iceberg lettuce
    leaves which are cut into neat rounds so
    they are all the same size. My preference is
    to use soft lettuce leaves like Butter Lettuce
    or Bibb Lettuce (US) because iceberg has a
    tendency to crack when rolled to eat,
    causing juices to run out. I used Baby Gem
    Lettuce in the photos which come in twin
    packs at Woolworths.

    6. Customise - I use 2 1/2 cups of chopped


    vegetables. You can substitute with
    whatever chopped vegetables you want,
    though I urge you to stick with the onion.

    The meat can be substituted with 2 1/2 cups


    of any vegetable or chopped firm tofu. For a
    super quick version, make this with pork +
    frozen diced vegetables. Works a treat!

    This recipe makes enough for 3 as a main (4


    if it's 2 adults and 2 kids) or around 6 as a
    starter.

    7. Nutrition per serving, assuming 4


    servings. This is a fantastic healthy dinner!

    San Choy Bow nutrition

    * 

    * Originally published February 2017,


    updated for housekeeping matters.

    NUTRITION
    INFORMATION:
    Serving: 255g Calories: 253cal (13%)

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