Asian Savoury Cups Recipe
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Ingredients:

1 tsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp light olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 small red chilies, deseeded and sliced finely
4 shallots, sliced thinly
1 stick celery, sliced thinly
1 Tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 egg, lightly beaten
500g of veal or pork mince
1 tsp Chinese five spice
1 Tbsp oyster sauce
2 Tbsp lime juice
1 large carrot, peeled and grated
2 Granny Smith apples cored and coarsely grated
1 Tbsp cornflour
¾ cup chicken or veal stock
Salt and pepper to taste
1 head cos lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried

Serves 6 – entrée size.

1. Heat sesame oil and olive oil in a wok over high heat until hot, cook garlic and chilies for 1 minute.
2. Stir fry the shallots and celery and cook a further 1 minute.
3. Mix together the beaten egg and soy sauce, pour into wok. Do not stir the egg mix until it has cooked through. Roughly chop.
4. Add the mince and Chinese five spice to the egg mixture and stir until brown.
5. Toss the oyster sauce, lime juice, carrot and apple through the mince until well combined.
6. Stir together the corn flour and stock until well blended. Combine with the stir fry mix and cook a further 1 minute.
7. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
8. Serve in cos lettuce cups.