Minced Shrimp in Lettuce Wrappers
- 2 tablespoons corn, grapeseed, or other neutral oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- One 1 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
- 1 scallion, trimmed and chopped
- 1 small fresh hot red chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced, or a few pinches of hot red pepper flakes
- 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
- 1/4 pound water chestnuts, preferably fresh, trimmed, peeled, and chopped
- 3/4 pound small shrimp, peeled and minced
- 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
- 1 head of iceberg lettuce, leaves separated
- Hoisin sauce for serving
- Heat the oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the garlic, ginger, scallion, and chile and cook until fragrant, about 15 seconds.
- Add the red pepper and water chestnuts and cook until bright and crisp, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the shrimp, wine, soy sauce, and oyster sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp is pink and the sauce bubbling, about 4 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, transfer to a serving dish, and sprinkle with sesame oil.
- Assemble the dish while eating: take a piece of lettuce, spread some hoisin sauce in it, and top with a spoon or two of the shrimp mixture.
corn, garlic, ginger, scallion, hot red chile, red bell pepper, water, shrimp, shaoxing wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark sesame oil, hoisin sauce
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/minced-shrimp-in-lettuce-wrappers-386106 (may not work)