Name: Stir-fried lettuce with bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 60 ml grapeseed oil (¼ cup); 250 gm streaky bacon rashers, rind removed, diced; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 baby gem lettuces, washed, drained well, leaves separated; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tbsp chicken stock; To serve: thinly sliced long red chillies; To serve: steamed jasmine rice

Stir-fried lettuce with bacon

Recipe for stir-fried lettuce with bacon | Gourmet Traveller

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

15M

Lettuce can be used in stir-fries just like any other green, but it’s best to use a crisp variety such as cos, baby gem or iceberg, which will stand up to cooking while maintaining a little texture. Other greens such as Siamese watercress, choy sum or even silverbeet are great choices, too, but thinly slice the large stalks or stir-fry them first to cook them properly.

Ingredients

60 ml grapeseed oil (¼ cup)

250 gm streaky bacon rashers, rind removed, diced

2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

2 baby gem lettuces, washed, drained well, leaves separated

1 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp chicken stock

To serve: thinly sliced long red chillies

To serve: steamed jasmine rice

Method

Main

1.Heat half the oil in a wok over high heat, add bacon and fry until golden (3-4 minutes), then set aside. Heat remaining oil in wok until smoking, then add garlic and stir-fry until just tender, but not brown (5 seconds). Add lettuce and stir to combine, then add oyster sauce and stock, and stir-fry until lettuce is just wilted. Toss bacon through, scatter with chillies and serve with steamed jasmine rice.