Sang Choy Bao - Chinese Lettuce Cups
Sang Choy Bao are crispy lettuce cups filled with fragrant, spicy ground meat, water chestnuts and spring onions. They are a favorite dish for Chinese New Year celebrations.
Servings 8
Calories 40kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz/230g can of water chestnuts
- 3 spring onions/scallions
- ½ tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic grated
- 2 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 iceberg lettuce
- 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 lb/450g ground pork chicken or turkey
- 2 teaspoon soy sauce/tamari
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
Instructions
- Drain the can of water chestnuts and chop the slices into small pieces.
- Thinly slice the spring onions/scallions and have your grated ginger, garlic and chopped cilantro ready to go as well.
- Break off pieces of lettuce to make cups (they can be whole, smaller leaves or parts of big leaves - you just want them a good size and shape to hold the meat and eat from). You’ll need approximately 20 to use all the filling.
- Warm the vegetable oil in a wok or skillet then add the spring onions/scallions, ginger and garlic and cook for a minute, stirring regularly.
- Add the ground meat and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until the meat is cooked through.
- Add the soy sauce/tamari, sesame oil and hoisin sauce and cook a minute as you mix them through. Remove from the heat and stir through the cilantro.
- Spoon the mixture into your lettuce cups and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 390IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.5mg