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How to Make Oyster Sauce Lettuce

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★

Essential Ingredients and Tools

  • Lettuce
  • Oyster sauce
  • Garlic
  • Light soy sauce
  • Salt
  • White sugar
  • Cooking oil

Measurements

The portion size for this dish is the same as the standard portion ordered at a Sichuan restaurant.

  • Lettuce: 1 head (200 g ± 50 g)
  • Oyster sauce: 6-8 ml
  • Garlic: 4-5 cloves (mashed or finely chopped)
  • Light soy sauce: 6 ml
  • Salt: 0.5 g
  • White sugar: 1 g
  • Cooking oil: 5-8 ml

Instructions

  • Wash the lettuce and remove any wilted leaves.
  • Heat a wok, add 1 L of cold water, then add 2-3 ml of cooking oil and 0.5 g of salt. Wait for the water to boil.
  • Once the water is boiling, add the lettuce and blanch each leaf for 10 seconds.
  • Remove the lettuce, drain the water, and plate it.
  • Prepare the sauce: Mix 10 ml of light soy sauce, 6-8 ml of oyster sauce, 0.5 g of salt, and 1 g of white sugar in a bowl. Add 10-15 ml of cold water and stir well.
  • Heat the wok again, add 5-8 ml of cooking oil, and add the minced garlic when the oil is hot.
  • Wait until the garlic aroma is released, pour in the prepared sauce, bring to a boil, and immediately turn off the heat.
  • Evenly pour the sauce over the lettuce.

Additional Notes

This dish is rich in vitamins, easy to make, and tastes refreshing without causing internal heat.

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