Chicken San Choy Bow
This light yet flavourful dish features chicken minced and stir-fried with lemongrass, ginger and aromatic sauces, served in fresh lettuce cups. It is so easy to make and absolutely delicious! Not to mention, it makes the perfect healthy appetiser or a quick dinner!
Print Pin*Calories: 387kcal
Servings: servings
*Note: Adjusting servings will not adjust the 'light grey' quantities
Equipment
- 1 Wok optional
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1 ½ tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp water
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
- 1 tsp brown sugar
Chicken Mix
- 700 grams chicken breast - each breast cut into 3 chunks
- 1 ½ tbsp sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic - minced or finely chopped
- 20 grams ginger - minced or finely chopped
- 1 lemongrass stalk - use the inside of the white stem only (6-8cm), finely chopped
- 1 red chilli - finely chopped
- 1 small brown onion - finely chopped
- 1 large carrot - finely chopped
- 2 tsp sesame oil - extra
- 1 tsp lime juice - or lemon juice
Serving
- 12 lettuce leaves - approximately (cos is perfect for shape)
- ¼ cup peanuts - toasted and chopped
- 2 tbsp fried shallots - or onions
- 2 tbsp fresh shallots - green onions, finely chopped
- chilli - extra chopped, optional
Instructions
Sauce
- In a small bowl, mix the cornflour with the 1 tsp of water, until lump free. Then add all the other sauce ingredients. Set aside.
Chicken Mix
- Using a food processor, blitz the chicken pieces to create your own chicken mince. Use the pulse setting if you have one, to ensure it doesn’t become too fine and check regularly. You don’t want it to become a mousse. The chicken pieces should be around 1cm in size.
- Heat the sesame oil in a wok or large frying pan, over high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, lemongrass, chilli, onion and carrot and stir-fry until the onion and carrot are soft, approximately 5 minutes.
- Add the canola oil and chicken to the wok and stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through. Use a wooden spoon to break the chicken while it is cooking.
- Stir in the sauce and let it thicken before adding the juice. Remove from the heat.
Serving
- Serve immediately. Let the diners serve their own into lettuce cups and sprinkle with peanuts, shallots and extra chilli (if using).
Nutrition
Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 1005mg | Potassium: 1046mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 8529IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 2mg
*Nutrition and calorie figures are estimates only.
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