Lettuce Wrapped Shrimps

Submitted by Kim Ong

"Here is the seafood version of the lettuce wrap."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 20
• Yields: 7-8 wraps

ingredients

• 240 g large shrimp, shell removed,deveined and cut into small pieces
• 8 large lettuce leaves
• 1 teaspoon minced young ginger
• cooking oil
• 80 g canned bamboo shoots, chopped finely
• 60 g sweet onions, chopped finely
• 60 g Chinese celery or 60 g coriander, chopped finely
• 40 g water chestnuts, chopped finely (optional)
• 4 canned shiitake mushrooms, chopped finely
• 1⁄4 egg white
• 1⁄2 tablespoon rice wine
• 1 teaspoon cornflour
• salt
• 1⁄3 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• sugar
• pepper
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon cornflour, dissolved with water

directions

1. Mix bomboo shoots, sweet onions, chinese celery, water chestnuts and mushrooms together in a bowl.
2. Leave the vegetables mixture aside.
3. Mix egg white, rice wine, cornstarch and a dash of salt together in a separate bowl and pour it over into the vegetables mixture above.
4. Parboil these quickly and drain.
5. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan.
6. Stir-fry the ginger until fragrant.
7. Add in the vegetables mixture to stir-fry.
8. When vegetables are about ready, add in the stock, sesame oil, dash of salt, sugar and pepper to season.
9. Add in the shrimps.
10. Stir-fry till the shrimps are just cooked, then add in the cornstarch solution to thicken.
11. Stir until the mixture is quite dry.
12. Remove into a plate.
13. To serve, scoop a portion of the shrimp mixture onto a lettuce leaf, then wrap them in.

Reviews

[Bergy]

This recipe was part of our Christnas Eve smorgaasbord and was delicious, I put some garlic in it and also a bit of soy. Thanks for a great addition to my favorite recipes.

 

[Donna Feldman]

I thought these were very good. Thanks for the recipe. foodie