
Pork mince san choy bau
* EGG FREE * MILK PROTEIN FREE * WHEAT/GLUTEN FREE * LACTOSE FREE
Ingredients |
6 serves |
25 serves |
60 serves |
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Rice noodles (dried) |
200g |
800g |
2kg |
Spring onion |
1 (15g) |
4 (60g) |
10 (150g) |
Cabbage |
¼ small |
1 small |
2 ½ small |
Carrot |
1 medium |
4 medium |
10 medium |
Green beans |
1 cup |
4 cups |
10 cups |
Peas |
1 cup |
4 cups |
10 cups |
Capsicum |
½ |
2 |
5 |
Canola oil |
½ tablespoon |
2 tablespoons |
3 tablespoons |
Garlic, crushed |
1 clove (5g) |
2 cloves (10g) |
3 cloves (15g) |
Ginger, grated |
1 teaspoon |
2 teaspoons |
3 teaspoons |
Lean pork mince |
400g |
1.75kg |
4kg |
Soy sauce (reduced salt) |
1 tablespoons |
3 tablespoons |
125mL |
Iceberg lettuce |
6 leaves (50g) |
25 leaves (200g) |
60 leaves (480g) |
Method
- Cook rice noodles according to packet instructions.
- Finely slice spring onion. Wash vegetables and finely dice into pieces of similar size.
- Heat a wok or frying pan over a medium to high heat. Add oil, garlic, ginger and spring onion. Cook for 30 seconds.
- Add mince. Stir-fry using a wooden spoon to break up lumps of meat, until all meat is browned.
- Add soy sauce. Stir and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce has thickened slightly.
- Add diced vegetables. Stir and cook for 5 minutes, until tender.
- Add cooked noodles to pan. Stir to mix.
- Serve with lettuce ‘cups’. Allow children to scoop mixture into the lettuce, roll up and eat.
Each serve provides
- 1 children’s serve of meat/alternatives* (pork)
- 1 children’s serve of vegetables**
- 1 children’s serve of grain*** (rice noodles)
Allergy modification
- For a gluten free option use gluten free soy sauce.
- For a nut free option, ensure the crushed garlic does not contain any nut products (if using commercial crushed garlic).
Tip
- For variety, use the same amount of chicken or beef mince instead of pork.
* One children’s serve of lean meat, poultry, fish or alternatives is equal to half a serve in the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
** One children’s serve of vegetables and legumes/beans is equal to one serve in the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
*** One children’s serve of (grain) cereal foods is equal to one serve in the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
Recipe adapted from Get Up and Grow: Cooking for Children with permission of the Australian Government.
The nutritional information provided is based on the exact ingredients and method as shown. Any variation/s to the ingredients or method may alter the nutritional outcome.