chinese
These lettuce wraps (called san choi bao in Chinese) can be made with any type of minced (ground) meat or soy mince (TVP). The mince soaks up all the different seasonings and can be cooked from frozen in minutes, which is a real time-saver. This dish is packed with flavour and is great for sharing. If you decide to use minced meat, there may be some extra liquid when cooking, in which case, add a little cornflour paste towards the end of cooking (cornflour mixed with water). If you want to you can use a vegetarian oyster sauce instead. Recipe adapted from Simply Speedy Chinese by Suzie Lee (Quadrille, £24) Photography by Uyen Luu.
Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
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