Porkyuksungporkinlettuceleaves Recipes

YUK SUNG

Steps:

• Firstly prepare your vegetables: Chop onion and mushrooms. Peel and crush garlic.Peel and finely chop carrots. Peel and chop Ginger (if using fresh).
• Heat the oil in large open wok, fry the pork mince, with 1 tsp of Chinese 5 Spice, until browned.
• Add the onion, garlic and ginger, carrots, mushrooms, peppers, remaining 5 spice, soy sauce and oyster sauce.
• Cook on a medium to low heat for 10-15 minutes, until the mixture is browned, sauce has thicken slightly and absorbed into the meat.
• Serve in little gem lettuce leaves, and top with chopped spring onions and chillies. (Leave chillies out if you prefer).

ORIENTAL MINCED PORK IN LETTUCE LEAVES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan or wok, stir-fry onion and garlic until onion is soft, add both minces and stir-fry until cooked through.
• Add capsicum and sauces, reduce to a simmer, cook uncovered, stirring occasionally for about 4-5 Min's.
• Add sprouts and cook until they soften slightly but are still crunchy, stir in green onions and seeds.
• Divide lettuce leaves among plates and spoon pork mixture into leaves.
• Tip: After removing outer dead leaves, cut the end off lettuce and hold under cold running water, the leaves will fall off one by one, intact.

PORK YUK SUNG (PORK IN LETTUCE LEAVES)

Steps:

• Best to use pork mince with a low fat content 3% if you can get it.
• Slice the ginger (About 3cm peeled and sliced very finely).
• Slice the garlic very finely.
• Chop the spring onions.
• Dice the celery into very small cubes.
• Chop the water chestnuts, again into very small cubes. (5mm).
• Put the above ingredients to one side.
• Wash the lettuce, dry, and being careful not to tear the leaves, separate leaves keeping them whole. (You will need 4 leaves for four people as a starter).
• Pat dry and put to one side.
• In a small bowl mix together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, dry sherry and sugar. Do not leave out the sugar as it just won't be the same!
• Heat the sesame oil in a non-stick frying pan on high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, and spring onions and fry until the garlic and ginger are aromatic.
• Add the minced pork and cook until the pork is browned. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add the water chestnuts, and celery to the frying pan and cook over a medium heat.
• Then put the sauce mixture in the pan and stir.
• Then put the pork back in the pan and continue to cook at medium heat until sauce is reduced and mixture becomes dryer and the pork is browned.
• To Serve; Lay out a lettuce leaf and spoon a great big heap of the cooked mixture into the middle and fold into a wrap and eat immediately.