Shiitake Mushroom San Choy Bau
/Recipe by Louis Tikaram
Ingredients
6 iceberg lettuce leaves
10 shiitake mushrooms
1 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup chopped green beans
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup bamboo shoots, finely chopped
2 tbsp finely chopped green shallots
1 tsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp Coles soy sauce
1 tsp Shaoxing wine
1 tsp hoisin sauce
Method
Soak the lettuce leaves in cold water to make them crisp, then trim 6 perfect leaves to use as lettuce cups.
Chop the shiitake mushrooms into pieces similar in size to the beans, onion, and bamboo shoots.
Heat the olive oil in a hot wok over high heat.
Add the green beans, onion, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms to the wok. Stir-fry until tender.
Add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and deglaze with Shaoxing cooking wine. Stir-fry until all the ingredients are coated in the sauce.
Spoon the mixture into the lettuce cups and garnish with the chopped green shallots.