Chinese Lettuce Wrapped Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

• 18 large butter lettuce leaves (or two large medium heads)
• 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1 tbsp peanut oil
• 1 kg mince chicken
• 4 cm fresh ginger (chopped finely)
• 1 clove garlic (crushed)
• 227g can water chestnuts (drained & chopped coarsely)
• 227g can bamboo shoots (drained & chopped coarsely)
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/4 cup oyster sauce
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 3 cups bean sprouts
• 4 green onions (sliced thick)

Steps:

• Place mushrooms in a small bowl, cover with boiling water and let stand for 20 mins, then drain
• Discard stems, chop caps finely
• Heat oil in wok, stir-fry chicken, ginger, garlic till chicken has changed color
• Add mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, sauces (oyster & hoisin) and blended cornflour and stock
• Stir-fry everything till mixture boils and thickens
• Stir in onion and bean sprouts
• Divide lettuce leaves among serving plates
• Spoon the sang choy bow into lettuce leaves