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iceberg lettuce

Stir fry Iceberg lettuce

Penang style
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, sidedish
Cuisine Autumn, Chinese, diabetic friendly, Fusion, gluten free, International, One pot, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 head lettuce iceberg
  • 1/4 tsp Sesame oil
  • 5-6 cloves garlic crushed or sliced
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp cooking wine Chinese cooking wine
  • 1/4 tsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp dry red chilli ( I have used flakes)

Instructions
 

  • Clean the head of lettuce and roughly tear them into pieces.
  • Heat a wok and add the sesame oil .
  • As it gets heated add the garlic and saute till slightly golden. Reduce the heat of the wok.
  • Add the soy, cooking wine, sugar and red chilli flakes to create the sauce.
  • Increase the heat and add the shredded lettuce. and give a quick toss.
  • Toss around for about a minute and remove from heat.
  • Serve hot with wok tossed noodles or fried rice, with a side of sambal.
    iceberg lettuce

Notes

If you don't want it spicy, use a small amount of white pepper powder instead of the red chilli flakes.
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