Martin Yan'S Lettuce Cups
- 1/2 lb ground turkey (or minced chicken)
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry or 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 6 dried black mushrooms
- 1 small carrot, cut into l/ 4-inch cubes
- 1 small zucchini, cut into l/ 4-inch cubes
- 1 cup diced water chestnut
- 12 leaves small iceberg lettuce, cups
- hoisin sauce
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts (optional)
- Asian chili sauce (optional)
- Place meat in a bowl with oyster sauce; stir to coat.
- let stand for 10 minutes.
- Soak mushrooms in warm water to cover until softened, about 15 minutes; drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid.
- Trim and discard stems.
- Chop caps.
- Place a wok over high heat until hot.
- Add cooking oil, swirling to coat sides.
- Add ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 10 seconds.
- Add meat, stir-fry until meat crumbled and no longer pink (1-3 minutes).
- Add carrot, zucchini, and water chestnuts; stir-fry for 30 seconds.
- Add mushrooms and reserved mushroom soaking liquid.
- Cook until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
- Add sherry/wine and sesame oil; cook until heated through.
- If using, add walnuts and toss to coat.
- To eat, spread hoisin sauce on a lettuce cup, spoon in meat filling, wrap in lettuce cup, and eat out of hand.
- For spicier palates, top with Asian chili sauce.
ground turkey, oyster sauce, sesame oil, sherry, cooking oil, ginger, black mushrooms, carrot, zucchini, water, hoisin sauce, walnuts, chili sauce
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/martin-yans-lettuce-cups-87148 (may not work)