Learn Chinese Podcast – Lettuce with Oyster Sauce

Lettuce with Oyster SauceTaste: Salty and delicious.

Features: Crispy and tender.

Ingredients:

400 grams (0.88 lb) lettuce

25 grams (1 1/2 tsp) oyster sauce

1 gram (1/6 tsp)salt

1 gram (1/4 tsp) MSG

1/2 gram (1/8 tsp) sugar

10 grams (2 tsp)cooking wine

10 grams (2 tsp) mixture of cornstarch and water

50 grams (3 1/2 tbsp) salad oil

Directions:

1. Cut the lettuce into slices 3 cm (1.2 inches) wide and 7 cm (2.8 inches) long. Quickly boil in water.

2. Heat the oil until 180-220℃ (355-390℉). Put in the lettuce and quickly stir. Add the oyster sauce, salt, sugar, cookingwine and MSG and stir. Put in the mixture of cornstarch and water to thicken the soup. Take out and serve.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

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