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San choy bau with turkey mince

Save time on the washing up by using lettuce 'cups' in this tasty recipe.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 100g vermicelli noodles
  • ¹⁄³ cup raw peanuts
  • 4 large portobello mushrooms, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 500g turkey mince (or use chicken mince)
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
  • 1 large courgette, grated
  • ½ cup sliced water chestnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tamari or low-salt soy sauce
  • 1½ tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ½ bunch coriander, finely chopped
  • 12 large lettuce leaves (iceberg, cos or buttercup lettuce)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Boil kettle and pour water over noodles. Set aside for 5 minutes before draining.

    2 Heat a wok or a large frying pan over a medium heat. When hot add peanuts and toss in pan for a few minutes, or until golden brown. Remove nuts from pan. Add mushrooms and a drizzle of olive oil to the pan and cook until browned. Add turkey mince, the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add courgette, water chestnuts, tamari, oyster sauce and sesame oil. Stir through chopped noodles and most of the coriander.

    3 Remove from heat and spoon into lettuce cups. Scatter cups with remaining coriander, peanuts and serve.

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