Simple Chicken San Choy Bau

Simple Chicken San Choy Bau

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Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 red chilli large, finely sliced
  • 2.5 cm ginger piece grated or finely chopped
  • 500 g chicken mince free range
  • 1/3 cup oyster sauce
  • 230 g canned water chestnuts finely chopped
  • 2 cups bean shoots washed well
  • 3 spring onions roughly chopped
  • 6–8 iceberg lettuce leaves washed well
  • 1/4 cup cashews roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup coriander leaves

Instructions
 

  • Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the garlic, half the red chilli and the ginger and stir for 2 minutes – don’t let it burn.
    1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, 1 red chilli, 2.5 cm ginger piece
  • Add the chicken mince and use a wooden spoon to break it up into small chunks, Cook for 4–6 minutes until cooked through. Stir through the oyster sauce, then add the water chestnuts, bean shoots and spring onion. Mix well until heated through.
    500 g chicken mince, 1/3 cup oyster sauce, 230 g canned water chestnuts, 2 cups bean shoots, 3 spring onions
  • Spoon the chicken mixture into the lettuce cups and top with some chopped cashews, coriander leaves and the remaining red chilli. You can either serve in the kitchen or bring to the table and let people serve themselves (it’s better to do this as they don’t go soggy).
    6–8 iceberg lettuce leaves, 1/4 cup cashews, 1/4 cup coriander leaves, 1 red chilli

Keywords

Dinner, Lunch
Chicken, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free
Allergen Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten Free, Nut-free
Protein Chicken
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