Speedy Chinese-Style Meat-Free Mince Lettuce Boats
Mu Shu, Moo Shu or Mu Xu, is a northern Chinese dish! Here we've enhanced the flavour with untraditional harissa paste, giving a spicy depth of flavour. Served in lettuce boats for the crunch factor. Under 600 calories.
Ingredients for 2 people
Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient
You'll also need
Pepper, Salt, Sugar, Vegetable oil, Water (or dietary alternatives)
Cooking instructions
Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.
Add your basmati rice and 250ml [320ml] [500ml] cold water to a pot with a lid and bring to the boil over a high heat
Once boiling, reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 10-12 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked
Meanwhile, combine your meat-free mince (remove the paper if required!) and harissa paste (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) with a pinch of salt and pepper – this is your harissa meat-free mince mix
Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) with 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] vegetable oil over a medium-high heat
Once hot, add the harissa meat-free mince mix and cook for 4-5 min or until beginning to brown all over, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go
Meanwhile, top, tail, peel and grate your carrot[s]
Top, tail and grate your courgette[s]
Trim, then slice your spring onion[s] finely
Once browned, transfer the harissa meat-free mince to a clean mixing bowl, reserve the pan
Add your soy sauce and 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] sugar and mix to combine
Return the reserved pan to a high heat, and once hot add the grated carrot and grated courgette and cook for 2 min
Return the harissa meat-free mince to the pan, reduce the heat to medium-high and cook for a further 3 min, then remove from the heat and cover to keep warm until serving
Meanwhile, wash your lettuce, then pat it dry with kitchen paper
Separate the outer leaves and arrange them on a plate
Shred the inner core
Stir the sliced spring onion through the harissa meat-free mince – this is your Chinese-style meat-free mince
To build your lettuce boats, top each lettuce leaf with a layer of basmati rice and some Chinese-style meat-free mince
Garnish with the shredded lettuce
Enjoy!
Nutritional information
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