10 of the best san choy bau (lettuce cup) recipes

San choy bau is a Chinese dish consisting of crunchy lettuce leaves wrapped around a savoury mince and vegetable filling. There are almost as many variations in the spelling of this dish as there are ways to make the filling. Here are 10 of our best san choy bau recipes for you to try, including vegetarian options.

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Chilli-lime chicken lettuce cups

San choy bau

Chicken san choy bau

San choy bau with turkey mince

Vegetarian san choy bau

Mince lettuce cups

Beef san choy bau

Spicy pork and quinoa lettuce cups

Spicy vegetarian mince crunchy lettuce cups

Spicy ginger pork with crispy lettuce cups

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