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Chicken Yuk Sung

Tutor: Kwoklyn Wan, TV chef and cookery writer

Join TV chef and cookery writer Kwoklyn Wan as he prepares this deliciously light and tasty Cantonese-style aromatic chicken dish, served in a crisp Iceberg lettuce leaf, topped with creamy cashew nuts. The perfect mouthful!

This recipe serves 2-4 people.

This session was originally a part of Eat Well Week 2021.

Preparation

Set out your ingredients and equipment.

Video time

37 minutes

Chicken Yuk Sung | Virtual Village Hall | Royal Voluntary Service

a lettuce leaf filled with Chicken Yuk Sung
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  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil  
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil  
  • 2 garlic cloves finely chopped  
  • 3cm fresh ginger – peeled and sliced finely  
  • 3 spring onions, finely sliced  
  • 1 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce  
  • 3 tbsp oyster sauce  
  • 1 tbsp rice wine  
  • 1 iceberg lettuce  
  • 500g of minced or diced chicken  
  • 220g can of water chestnuts chopped into very small pieces  
  • 1 large carrot, chopped into a small dice  
  • 1 medium white onion, chopped into a small dice  
  • 1 tbsp sugar  
  • Handful of salted cashew nuts 

Vegetarian/Vegan alternatives – Use mushroom stir fry sauce in place of the oyster sauce and swap the chicken for uncooked cauliflower mini florets. 

  1. Gently heat 1 tbsp of oil in a wok. Add the garlic, ginger and spring onions and fry for 45-60 seconds until the ginger and garlic are aromatic.  
  2. Add the chicken (or cauliflower florets) and cook until browned. Remove from the pan and set aside.  

  3. In a small bowl mix the soy sauce, oyster (or mushroom) sauce, rice wine and sugar.  

  4. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok over a medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and water chestnuts and cook for 3-5 minutes or until softened and browned. Add the soy sauce mixture and mix in well.  

  5. Place the meat/cauliflower back into the pan and cook over a medium heat until the sauce has reduced; the mixture should be quite dry. Turn off the heat, add the sesame oil and mix well. 

  6. To serve, spoon some of the Yuk Sung and cashews into a lettuce leaf, wrap and eat!  

Kitchen hack: Separate the lettuce leaves trying to keep them intact; the best way of doing this is to hold the head of lettuce under a gently running cold tap and as the leaves fill with water they should peel (intact) away from the lettuce. 

  • Chopping board  
  • Sharp knife  
  • Measuring spoons (unless you plan to ‘by eye’ it with Kwoklyn)  
  • Wok or deep sided frying pan 
  • Wooden spoon 
  • Serving plate 

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