Pork San Choy Bow - Real Recipes from Mums

Try this Pork San Choy Bow recipe for dinner tonight, it’s so quick and easy to prepare – the whole family will love it.

This recipe is such a crowd pleaser, it will leave you with empty plates at dinner time. With a tasty filling and a crisp and fresh lettuce shell, san choy bow is simply delicious.

It’s a great mid-week meal because it’s so easy to prepare and share. Place the ingredients in the centre of the table and let the family serve themselves.

Made with pork mince this recipe provides great value for a family meal versus other mince options.

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Ingredients (serves 4)

500g pork mince
1 medium brown onion
1 tbs peanut oil
1/2 cup san choy bow sauce (homemade or store bought)
12 - 16 baby cos lettuce leaves, trimmed and chilled
shredded carrot to serve
coriander leaves to serve (optional)
1/3 cup hoisin sauce
2 tbs salt reduced soy sauce
2 - 3 tsp caster sugar or honey (to taste)
1 tsp sesame oil

Method

Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes until tender.
Add pork. Cook, breaking up the mince, for 4-5 minutes until lightly browned.
If preparing homemade sauce combine all ingredients listed in a bowl. Whisk until smooth and well combined.
Add san choy bow sauce. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium.
Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-6 minutes until hot and bubbling.
Spoon pork mixture into lettuce cups.
Sprinkle with shredded carrot and coriander (if using) and serve.

65 Comments

- - MummaD said
  - 27 Mar 2023
    12:07 pm
A great summer meal in our house

- - Lividanke said
  - 14 Mar 2023
    2:43 pm
I’m not sure if my kids would eat this but I think it looks great.

- - rovermum said
  - 08 Mar 2023
    2:13 pm
This looks amazing and something I feel like I need for dinner tonight.

- - mom492578 said
  - 07 Mar 2023
    1:31 pm
Such a simple go to meal! Yum!

- - mom103778 said
  - 06 Mar 2023
    9:14 am
When ever we go out to dinner and they have San Choy Bow on the menu, I will always order it. I will try this recipe minus the coriander leaves.

- - mum140203 said
  - 05 Mar 2023
    1:51 pm
Hi
In recipe above is the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, honey and sesame oil for making your own homemade san Choy bow sauce…? Not clear in recipe
If someone could clarify this would be great. Thanks

- - mom101628 said
  - 04 Mar 2023
    12:08 pm
So quick and easy to do and no-one will say no to this tasty meal. Thanks for sharing.

- - honeydewtry said
  - 27 Sep 2022
    11:49 pm
I always order this when I see it on a menu and the pork mince is so flavoursome
Cannot wait to make these at home

- - mom489365 said
  - 15 Sep 2022
    3:50 pm
So tasty, I made these but added diced carrots, corn kernels, mushrooms and diced water chestnuts into the mince.
Kids loved this.

- - mom93821 said
  - 19 Jun 2022
    6:44 am
San Choy Bow is a favourite meal that every one loves to eat. Love the combination of crispy lettuce and meat filling.

- - Zmijka86 said
  - 07 Jun 2022
    1:26 pm
Yum that looks and sounds good

- - mom461384 said
  - 04 Jun 2022
    6:47 pm
I love a pork san choy bow. Even my kids enjoy this meal. Won’t eat lettuce on a burger though….

- - mom400215 said
  - 02 Jun 2022
    8:16 pm
A quick and easy dinner that I’ll add to my recipe book

- - mom160289 said
  - 02 Jun 2022
    4:45 pm
This looks delicious

- - mom62624 said
  - 02 Jun 2022
    7:38 am
A great recipe idea, love the simplicity and it looks delicious.

- - Mummybearmerve said
  - 02 Jun 2022
    12:09 am
interesting recipe! I’ll probably try it with beef though

- - My Littlebuttons said
  - 01 Jun 2022
    4:45 pm
This is a family favourite we have this at least once a week dont use Pork though one week its beef the next its chicken
- mom93821 replied
  
  23 Jun 2022 , 4:08 pm
  I love the idea of mixing it up and alternating with different mince.
- - mom487937 said
  - 01 Jun 2022
    7:50 am
Yum. I’ll have to try this. I especially love that it calls for lettuce cups, always looking to make healthier meals and I love pork!

- - Sevinc68 said
  - 01 Jun 2022
    6:13 am
I don’t eat pork, so I can possibly try this with lamb or beef. Looks delishhh
- mom93821 replied
  
  20 Jun 2022 , 6:57 am
  I often modify recipes if I do not like a particular ingredient.
- - yahoo_lou said
  - 31 May 2022
    9:24 pm
I am really loving Pork right now!! Great recipe!!