Ingredients
1 iceberg lettuce
500 g ground pork
fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves
2 spring onions
1 stalk celery
1 (220 g) can water chestnuts
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry
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1Best to use pork mince with a low fat content 3% if you can get it. 2Slice the ginger (About 3cm peeled and sliced very finely). 3Slice the garlic very finely. 4Chop the spring onions. 5Dice the celery into very small cubes. 6Chop the water chestnuts, again into very small cubes. (5mm). 7Put the above ingredients to one side. 8Wash the lettuce, dry, and being careful not to tear the leaves, separate leaves keeping them whole. (You will need 4 leaves for four people as a starter). 9Pat dry and put to one side. 10In a small bowl mix together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, dry sherry and sugar. Do not leave out the sugar as it just won't be the same! 11Heat the sesame oil in a non-stick frying pan on high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, and spring onions and fry until the garlic and ginger are aromatic. 12Add the minced pork and cook until the pork is browned. Remove from the pan and set aside. 13Add the water chestnuts, and celery to the frying pan and cook over a medium heat. 14Then put the sauce mixture in the pan and stir. 15Then put the pork back in the pan and continue to cook at medium heat until sauce is reduced and mixture becomes dryer and the pork is browned. 16To Serve; Lay out a lettuce leaf and spoon a great big heap of the cooked mixture into the middle and fold into a wrap and eat immediately.
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Hickory chunks — classic American barbecue smoke flavor
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