Sung choi bao

A simple pork recipe the kids will love.

Recipe «Sung choi bao» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp vegetable or peanut oil, 300g veal or lean beef mince, 300g pork mince, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger , 1 x 230g can water chestnuts, drained, finely chopped, 4 green shallots, ends trimmed, finely chopped, 60ml oyster sauce , 60ml soy sauce, 100g bean sprouts, Pinch of salt, 12 iceberg lettuce leaves, washed, dried.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp vegetable or peanut oil 
• 300g veal or lean beef mince 
• 300g pork mince 
• 1 garlic clove, crushed 
• 2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger 
• 1 x 230g can water chestnuts, drained, finely chopped 
• 4 green shallots, ends trimmed, finely chopped 
• 60ml oyster sauce 
• 60ml soy sauce 
• 100g bean sprouts 
• Pinch of salt 
• 12 iceberg lettuce leaves, washed, dried 

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the veal or beef mince and pork mince. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up any lumps, for 5 minutes or until mince changes colour. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.
2. Add the water chestnuts and green shallots and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until combined. Stir in the oyster and soy sauces and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until well combined and heated through. Remove from heat. Add the bean sprouts and stir until just wilted. Taste and season with salt, if necessary (the soy sauce in this dish means it's usually salty enough for children). Transfer to a serving bowl.
3. Place the lettuce leaves, cup-side up, on a serving platter and serve immediately with the mince mixture.