Diced Chicken and Smoked Oysters in Lettuce Cups

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Fragrant Harbour Taste: The New Chinese Cooking of Hong Kong

By Ken Hom

Published 1989

  • About

This recipe is typical of innovative dishes in Hong Kong that use new ingredients – in this case, iceberg lettuce – and combine them with traditional foods. Such a subtle variation transforms the dish into something new – something distinctive of Hong Kong, where to a real extent, East meets West and all points North and South. This recipe combines uncommonly good tastes and textures. The livers add richness and the smoked oysters contribute their distinct smoky flavour. The lettuce offers