San Choy Bow

By: Naomi Sherman

San Choy Bow is such a quick and scrumptious meal to make for the entire household. Serve it warm or cold, in these simple lettuce cups, for a household on the relocation.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp minced ginger
500g pork, chicken or turkey mince
1 tablespoon kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
100g vermicelli noodles
1 cup bean sprouts
1 carrot, grated
¼ cup fresh coriander leaves, sliced
2 green spring onions, veryfinely sliced
Cos lettuce leaves, to serve

Method

Heat the oil in a pan and cook the garlic and ginger rapidly for 1-2 minutes.
Add the mince and cook till browned.
Add the kecap manis, soy sauce and sesame oil and cook on medium-high heat for about 5 minutes upuntil it is deep brown and caramelised.
Prepare the vermicelli noodles according to package guidelines.
Add the bean sprouts, grated carrot, coriander and spring onions and cook for 1 more minutes upuntil simply prepared tender.
Toss through the noodles and serve in lettuce cups.
Note: This is likewise tasty served in a wrap.