| Preparation time: 25 minutes + 10 minutes soaking | | | | Then discard the tough stems and chop the |
| Total cooking time: 8 minutes | | | | mushrooms finely. Set aside. |
| Serves: 4 | | | | 2. Then to make the sauce, combine the soy sauce, |
| Ingredients for san choy bau: | | | | the lime juice, the oil, the coriander and the mint. Set |
| 4 dried Chinese mushroomsoil, for cooking | | | | aside. |
| 1/4 cup (30 g/1 oz.) slivered almonds, chopped | | | | 3. Then heat the wok until hot, then add 1 tablespoon |
| 125 g (4 oz.) water chestnuts, drained and finely | | | | of the oil and swirl it around to coat the side. Stir-fry die |
| chopped | | | | almonds, the water chestnuts, the carrot and the spring |
| 1 carrot, finely chopped | | | | onion for about 1 minute or so, or until lightly cooked but |
| 4 spring onions, finely chopped | | | | not browned and remove from the wok and set aside. |
| 250 g (8 oz.) lean pork mince | | | | 4. The reheat the wok and add 1 tablespoon of the oil. |
| 4 coriander roots, finely chopped | | | | Stir-fry the pork mince, the coriander root, the ginger |
| 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger | | | | and the mushrooms over medium-high heat for about |
| 12 lettuce leaveshoisin sauce, to serve | | | | 2-3 minutes or so, or until the pork changes colour, but |
| Sauce for san choy bau: | | | | do not overcook the pork. |
| 1 tablespoon light soy sauce | | | | 5. The add the sauce and stir to combine. After that, |
| 1 tablespoon lime juice | | | | return the vegetable mixture to the wok and stir-fry |
| 1 teaspoon sesame oil | | | | for about 1-2 minutes, or until heated through and the |
| 1/4 cup (15 g/1/2 oz.) chopped coriander | | | | mixture is well combined. Then spoon the pork mixture |
| 2 tablespoons chopped mint | | | | into die lettuce leaves and sprinkle with the hoisin |
| Directions for san choy bau: | | | | sauce, to taste. Serve more hoisin sauce for dipping. |
| 1. First soak the mushrooms in a bowl of hot water for | | | | Nutritional Value for san choy bau: |
| about 10 minutes or so, or until they become softened. | | | | Protein 3. |