• Schezuan pork in gem lettuce cups

    Serves: 6
    Cooking Time: 30 mins

    Ingredients

    • 30ml (2 tbsp) ground-nut oil
    • 300g pork fillet, cubed to the size of a peanut
    • 1 garlic clove, crushed
    • 1 small red chilli, seeded and chopped
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) sugar
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) fish sauce
    • 90ml light soy sauce
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) sesame oil
    • 4 spring onions, chopped, green and white sections
    • 1 bunch fresh coriander leaves, plus extra for serving
    • gem lettuce, to serve

    Instructions

    1

    Heat the oil in a large wok or saucepan and add the pork and garlic. Fry until cooked through, about 5 – 8 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium.

    2

    Add the chilli, sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil. Stir for a minute or two until the mixture thickens.

    3

    Remove from the heat and add the spring onions and coriander.

    4

    Open up the gem lettuce, removing the leaves carefully. Place the leaves on a serving plate and spoon the mixture into each leaf. Serve decorated with the extra coriander leaves.

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