Name: Pork san choy bow
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 large iceberg lettuce; 3 green onions (shallots), finely sliced; 300 gram pork mince; 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce, plus extra to serve (optional); 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 carrot, diced; 1 celery stalk, diced

Pork san choy bow

Chinese hoisin sauce gives this pork mince great flavour balanced with the crisp crunch of iceberg lettuce.

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

Ingredients

1 large iceberg lettuce

3 green onions (shallots), finely sliced

300 gram pork mince

1 tablespoon hoisin sauce, plus extra to serve (optional)

1/2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 carrot, diced

1 celery stalk, diced

Method

1.Select best lettuce leaves and trim with scissors, if necessary, to make four large cups. Place in a large bowl filled with iced water to crisp.

2.Spray a wok with cooking oil and heat on high. Stir-fry green onion for 1-2 minutes. Add mince and cook for 5 minutes, until cooked through. Add hoisin sauce, soy sauce, carrot and celery and stir-fry for another 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

3.Arrange lettuce cups on a platter and spoon pork mixture into each. Drizzle with extra hoisin sauce, if using, and serve.

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