Chicken San Choi Bau - Ziegler and Brown

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 shallots, chopped
• 2 teaspoons peeled and grated fresh ginger
• 600 g (1 lb. 5 oz.) free-range chicken mince
• 120 g (4¼ oz.) shiitake mushrooms, chopped
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce, plus more to serve
• 1 tablespoon honey (optional)
• 1 x 225 g (8 oz.) can water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
• 4 spring onions, finely chopped
• 1 fresh red long chillies, deseeded and chopped (optional)
• 100 g (3½ oz.) bean sprouts
• 1 small carrot, chopped or grated
• 8 iceberg lettuce leaves, washed and dried
• Fresh coriander leaves, torn, to serve
• Lime wedges, to serve