# San Choy Bau

A classic stir-fried beef dish served in crisp iceberg lettuce cups.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g beef mince
- button mushroom, diced
- water chestnut, finely diced
- red onion, finely diced
- garlic, finely diced
- tbsp peanut oil
- oyster sauce (optional)
- light soy sauce
- dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp black pepper
- msg (optional)
- cornflour, dissolved in water
- iceberg lettuce, cut into cups
- salt

## Instructions

1. Finely dice mushrooms, water chestnuts, onions, and garlic.
2. Sauté the onions and garlic in a wok, then add the mushrooms and cook until browned.
3. Stir in the water chestnuts.
4. Fry off the beef mince in batches in the wok using peanut oil.
5. Combine the beef with the veggie mixture in the wok.
6. Season with oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, black pepper, and MSG.
7. Thicken the sauce slightly with cornflour dissolved in water.

## Equipment

- wok

## Tips

- Swap button mushrooms for shiitake if preferred.
- Red onion can be used if spring onions are too expensive.
- If you don't have oyster sauce, you can use straight soy sauce.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ec1H-7mgZw
- Creator: Andy Cooks
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/062e86b5-081f-48b4-821d-cb8978aa019f
- Extracted: 2026-09-28

Extracted from the video by Clip Recipe (https://www.cliprecipe.com). Quantities and steps are as stated or shown in the video. Site guide for agents: https://www.cliprecipe.com/llms.txt