Name: Smoky Dried Oysters with Vegetables
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons Chinese Chicken Stock or store-bought fresh stock; 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger; 5 tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic; 1 iceberg lettuce; 1½ tablespoons groundnut oil; 225 g (8 oz) dried oysters or canned smoked oysters; 225 g (8 oz) finely chopped fresh water chestnuts; 2 teaspoons sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; Freshly ground black pepper to taste; 4 tablespoons finely chopped bamboo shoots; 3 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions; 225 g (8 oz) ground pork; 2 tablespoons finely chopped smoked ham

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Easy Family Dishes

By Ken Hom

Published 1998

About

This unusual dish – oysters wrapped in iceberg lettuce - is a rare treat that is almost always reserved for family banquets. It is considered a classic, and with good reason, for it is refreshing, savoury and very satisfying.

The array of spices and seasonings enliven the robust sea taste of the oysters – even the iceberg lettuce takes on a deeper meaning.

I remember as a child using my fingers to dip into this very soft and sensuous platter of food. Fingers before forks, an