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Vietnamese Quail in Vegetable Packet

By: Cong Le

Ingredients : Serves 4-6

2 tablespoons Chopped Chinese mushrooms, soaked
2 tablespoons Chopped water chestnuts
1 tablespoon Chopped preserved vegetables
2 tablespoon Oyster sauce
12 Iceberg or or web's lettuce leaves
1 sprig Fresh mint leaves
1 sprig Fresh coriander leaves
300 g Quail meat, boned and minced
1/4 teaspoon Salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon Ground black pepper, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon Sugar
2 teaspoons Fish sauce
3 tablespoons Vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon Minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon Minced fresh root ginger
1 tablespoon Chopped spring onion
Spicy fish sauce, to serve

Preparation:

  • In a bowl, mix quail meat with salt, pepper, sugar and fish sauce.

  • Leave to marinate for 20 minutes.

  • Heat oil in a wok or frying pan and lightly brown garlic and ginger.

  • Add quail meat and stir fry for about 1 minute.

  • Add spring onion, mushrooms, water chestnuts and preserved vegetables and blend well.

  • Stir fry for 2 minutes, then stir in oyster sauce. Transfer to a serving dish.

  • To serve, place 2 tablespoons of mixture on a lettuce leaf with some mint and coriander and roll it up tightly, then dip roll into Spicy Fish Sauce before eating.





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