Vegetarian San Choy Boy
Vegetarian San Choy Boy

Vegetarian San Choy Boy

This is one of our 'waste less' faves here at Swag HQ and the ultimate (almost) carb free healthy dish of all time! 

With a great Sauce, you can change up the filling to your taste and based on what's in  season/ your crisper. This delicious, light and satisfying vegetarian take on the chinese classic, San Choy Bow, is a great option if you need to use up any veggies that are on their last days!  

Serves: 4 (2 leaves each)
Preparation time: 15 minutes 
Cooking time: 15 minutes 

Ingredients:

To make the sauce from scratch 

  • 1 1/4 tsp cornflour / cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce (can use fish sauce as a substitute)
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce (I use Tamari or sometimes miso paste)
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (I sometimes use Mirin or Japanese rice wine)
  • 1 tsp white sugar or raw honey

To make the filling

  • 1 tbsp peanut oil (or avocado oil/coconut oil/olive oil/sesame oil)
  • 1 clove large garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp ginger, minced
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • 100g/ 3.5oz canned water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
  • 5 baby corn or fresh corn on the cob (cut away from the cob)
  • 6 mushrooms (Shiitake or other mushrooms we love Swiss browns finely chopped
  • Brown rice noodles or vermicelli - cooked and finely chopped
  • 8 Large lettuce leaves or cups of your choice
  • Crushed peanuts
  • Finely sliced scallions / shallots

You can also add in finely chopped capsicum, zucchini, squash, spinach, celery, and coriander stalks.

Method:

  1. Mix cornflour with 1 tbsp water until lump free. Then add remaining Sauce ingredients and mix.
  2. In a separate saucepan, cook noodles or vermicelli in boiling water until soft, then drain and finely chop
  3. Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and ginger, give it a quick stir then add onion.
  4. Cook for 1 minute then add meat (if you are using meat) 
  5. Add the carrots and cook for a couple of minutes. 
  6. Add the rest of the finely chopped vegetables. Cook for 2 minutes until softened and meat is cooked through.
  7. Add Sauce and cook for 1 1/2 minutes or until it thickens and glossy, coating the filling.
  8. Transfer filling into a serving bowl. Lay out lettuce leaves, peanuts and shallots on the side.

To serve, spoon some Filling into a lettuce leaf. Top with peanuts and shallots, bundle it up and enjoy!

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