Grape Expectations; WEEKEND: FOOD: JAMIE'S DISH.Byline: Jamie Williams Coventry's own celebrity chef In its strictest sense, a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for his/her cooking. The first historical personality that fits this description is Martino da Como but in practical terms the term grew in popularity during the 1990s. , Jamie Williams, serves up a dish with eastern promise IT IS only recently that I have actually started seeing the real qualities of the humble iceberg lettuce. I used to wonder why it was so popular. But it outdoes many of its rivals. San choy bau is an eastern creation that uses the hearts of the icbergs as little cups to hold spiced mince. They are very popular as they are such a social food to eat. Chicken San Choy Bau INGREDIENTS 2tsp peanut oil 350g chicken mince 1tbsp fish sauce 50g vermicelli vermicelli: see pasta. noodles noo·dle 1 n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water. [German Nudel. 1 tbsp lime juice 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 3 small onions, sliced 2 tbsp coriander coriander (kōr'ēăn`dər), strong-smelling Old World annual herb (Coriandrum sativum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), cultivated for its fruits. , chopped 1 tbsp thai basil, chopped 4 iceberg lettuce leaves to serve METHOD Heat a wok and add half the oil. Add chicken mince and stir fry for two minutes. Add the fish sauce and cook for another two minutes. Meanwhile place noodles in a bowl and cover with hot water from the kettle. Let them stand for five minutes. Add to your wok or pan, the lime, soy, sweet chilli and onions and cook for a further two minutes. Drain the noodles and add them too, along with the herbs. Spoon the mixture into the lettuce leaves and serve. |
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