This is a really quick, easy and tasty recipe for Chinese lettuce wraps. Dinner can be on the table in 15 minutes! I hadn’t heard of this when we lived in the UK, but it’s fast becoming one of the kids’ favourite dinners.
Ingredients
1 tbsp oil
500g pork mince
1-2 cups of chopped vegetables (I use spring onions, carrot and mushrooms, but add what you like)
1-2 tsp grated ginger
1-2 tsp grated garlic
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1½ tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp sesame seeds
splash of water
1 iceberg or cos lettuce, separated into leaves (cut any massive ones in half)
Method
- Heat the oil in a large pan or wok and brown the pork mince, breaking it up as you stir.
- Add garlic, ginger and the vegetables, and stir fry until the vegetables are starting to soften.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (except the lettuce!), bring to the boil and it’s done!
- Serve with the lettuce cups and some cooked noodles.
Yum!
Tips
If you like it spicy, add some chopped fresh chilli when you add the vegetables or 1 tsp chilli flakes when you add the sauce ingredients.
If you’ve added the water and the sauce is a bit runny for you, thicken it up with a teaspoon or two of cornflour mixed with a little cold water.