Rainbow Beef in Lettuce Cups
INGREDIENTS
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This dish is great for a dinner party. Each guest puts a helping of each ingredient into a hollow lettuce leaf and eats it with their fingers. Serve with a bowl of hoisin sauce.
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Ingredients
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450g (1lb) minced beef
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1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
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1 tablespoon light soy sauce
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2 teaspoons sesame oil
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2 teaspoons cornflour
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15g (1/2 oz) Chinese dried mushrooms
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100g (4oz) carrots
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100g (4oz) bamboo shoots
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100g (4oz) courgettes
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100g (4oz) red pepper (about 1)
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225g (8oz) iceberg lettuce
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300ml (10fl oz) groundnut or vegetable oil
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25g (1oz) bean thread (transparent) noodles
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For the stirfry sauce:
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1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
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1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots
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3 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions
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2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
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2 teaspoons Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
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2-3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
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2 tablespoons oyster sauce
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salt and black pepper
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