Yuk Sung
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Assembly time:
5 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 servings (circa 16 portions)
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Calories
331 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Appetizer, Snacks
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Cuisine
Chinese
Yuk Sung
Description
Yuk Sung combines lean minced meat, stir-fried with garlic, ginger, onions, carrots, celery, and mushrooms, then simmered briefly in a sauce of rice wine vinegar, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and cornstarch. The Chinese five spice and salt season the mixture to deepen flavor. Cooking first the meat and then the vegetables ensures even texture and proper caramelization.
The finished filling is moist but thickened, allowing for easy scooping into the gem lettuce leaves, which are washed fresh and trimmed at the root to separate the cups. Garnishes such as spring onions, red chili, chives, and peanuts add extra freshness, heat, and crunch as desired.
Serving Yuk Sung in lettuce cups highlights the contrast between the savory filling and crisp leaves, making it suitable as a flavorful appetizer or light main. The presentation encourages assembling your own portions, enhancing the interactive dining experience.
Ingredients
For the meat filling
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 500 grams Lean beef mince or pork, or chicken mince
- 2 teaspoons garlic or garlic paste, crushed
- 2 teaspoons ginger or ginger paste, grated
- 100 grams onion or one medium onion, finely diced
- 130 grams carrot or one large carrot, finely diced
- 80 grams celery or one stalk celery, finely diced
- 200 grams mushrooms finely diced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon Chinese five spice
- 2-3 gem lettuce very fresh
Yuk Sung sauce ingredients
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- 1 tablespoon water
Optional garnishes
- 2 spring onions finely sliced
- 1 red chili pepper finely sliced
- 1 tablespoon chives chopped
- peanut chopped
Instructions
Prepping
- Dice the onions, carrots, celery and mushrooms finely.
- Mince the garlic and grate the ginger (unless using paste).
- Mix together all the ingredients for the Yuk Sung sauce. Make sure the cornflour is fully dissolved.
Make the meat filling
- Add half the olive oil to a large frying pan and heat over medium-high heat.
- Add the ground meat together with the garlic and ginger. Fry for 5-7 minutes until the meat is cooked through. Break the meat up quite finely whilst cooking. Remove the cooked meat to a bowl.
- Add the second half of olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add the onions and fry for 1 minute.
- Add the carrots and celery and fry for another minute.
- Add the mushrooms and fry the vegetables until cooked through.
- Add the ground meat back into the pan along with the sauce, salt and Chinese five spice.
- Cook together for 2-3 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly.
Assembling the Yuk Sung
- Cut the root end of the gem lettuce to loosen the leaves. Wash and dry the leaves thoroughly. You can also shock the leaves in an ice bath for extra crispiness.
- Spoon tablespoons of the meat filling onto the middle of each gem lettuce leaf. Be careful not to overload it or the leaves will lose their 'bowl' shape.
- Garnish with sliced spring onions, finely sliced red chilli, chopped chives and finely chopped peanuts. Garnishes are optional and you can choose whichever garnish you prefer.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings (circa 16 portions)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 331 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 331kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 78mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 1289mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 900mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 5742IU | 115% |
| Vitamin C | 24mg | 27% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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