Chicken in Lettuce Cups

Name: Chicken in Lettuce Cups
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons groundnut (peanut) oil; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic; 275g (1 lb) boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 50g (2 oz) cashew nuts, coarsely chopped; 225g (8 oz) iceberg lettuce, separated into leaves; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 50g (2 oz) fresh or tinned water chestnuts, finely chopped; 50g (2 oz) tinned bamboo shoots, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons sugar; 3 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions; 5 tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped cooked ham; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger; 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander; 50g (2 oz) tinned smoked oysters, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Ken Hom's Quick Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 2002

About

This is a fast version of a Hong Kong-inspired dish. Each guest places a portion of the chicken in a lettuce leaf, wraps the leaf around it and eats with their fingers. Delicious finger food and tremendous fun for an informal party.

Ingredients

275g (1 lb) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1½ tablespoons groundnut

Asia
China
Main course
Hong Kong

Method

Prepare the vegetables. Dice the chicken into small 5 mm(¼ in) cubes.
Heat a wok over a high heat until it is hot. Add the oil, and when it is very hot and slightly smokin

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