Pork Lettuce Wrap (San Choy Bow)
A super easy and fast San Choy Bow, or pork lettuce wrap recipe, that features tender pork and crisp vegetables brought together with a scrumptious brown sauce served on lettuce leaves. Make a light healthy meal or complete your Chinese dinner with this colorful dish! {Gluten-Free adaptable}To make the dish gluten-free, use a gluten-free oyster sauce, use dry sherry to replace Shaoxing wine, and use tamari to replace soy sauce.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce ((or soy sauce))
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce ((or soy sauce))
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1+1/2 tbsp peanut oil
- 1 lb (450 g) ground pork
- 1 white onion (, minced)
- 2 clove garlic (, minced)
- 1 tbsp miced ginger (, minced)
- 1 can (100g / 3.5oz) water chestnuts (, small diced)
- 1 red pepper (, small diced)
- 10 to 12 lettuce leaves ((Iceberg, Bibb, Butterhead, or Romaine))
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts (, chopped)
- green onions (, thinly sliced)
- Chili garlic sauce ((or your favorite hot sauce))
Instructions
- 1
For the sauce: Add all the sauce ingredients into a small bowl and stir to mix well.
- 2
To make the filling: Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the ground pork and spread into an even layer. Cook without touching until the bottom is browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the pork and chop into smaller pieces. Cook until the other side turns golden. Move the pork to one side of the pan.
- 3
Add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of oil, onion, garlic and ginger to the other side of the pan. Stir and cook for 2 minutes. Then mix everything together.
- 4
Add the water chestnut and the red pepper. Stir and cook for another 2 minutes, until the vegetables soften. Transfer everything to a large bowl.
- 5
To serve and eat: Add a spoonful of the pork filling onto a lettuce leaf. Add some roasted peanuts and green onions. Drizzle a bit of chili garlic sauce or your favorite hot sauce for a spicy taste, if desired. Enjoy as an appetizer.