Name: Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 600 g Chicken mince; 8 un Lettuce leaves; 100 g Water chestnuts; 100 g Mushrooms; 80 g Carrot; 60 g Onion; 8 g Garlic; 6 g Ginger; 20 g Spring onion; 25 ml Soy sauce; 30 ml Oyster sauce; 5 ml Sesame oil; 20 ml Dry sherry; 5 g Sugar; 6 g Cornstarch; 30 ml Water; 20 ml Vegetable oil

Method

Mix cornstarch with water, then soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, dry sherry and sugar.
Heat vegetable oil over high heat. Fry garlic, ginger and onion 1 minute. Add the chicken mince and cook until white.
Add carrot, mushrooms and water chestnuts. Cook 2 minutes, then pour in the sauce until glossy.
Spoon into lettuce leaves. Scatter spring onion and serve.

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