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Beef San Choy Bow & Hainanese Rice Bar

Beef San Choy Bow & Hainanese Rice Bar

with Lettuce Cups, Pickled Carrot & Coriander
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on June 09, 2026
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Calories
860 kcal
Protein
40.2g protein
Preparation Time
35 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Peanuts
  • Gluten
  • Molluscs
  • Wheat
  • Milk
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Almond
  • Brazil nut
  • Cashew
  • Gluten
  • Hazelnut
  • Macadamia
  • Milk
  • Pecan
  • Pine nut
  • Pistachio
  • Sesame
  • Soy
  • Walnut
  • Wheat
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1

Baby Cos Lettuce

1

Brown Onion

1

Carrot

1 packet

Coriander

1 packet

Crushed Peanuts

(Contains: Peanuts May be present: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Gluten, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Milk, Pecan, Pine nut, Pistachio, Sesame, Soy, Walnut, Wheat.)

1

Cucumber

1 packet

Ginger Lemongrass Paste

1 packet

Jasmine Rice

(May be present: Gluten, Soy, Wheat.)

1

Lime

1 packet

Oyster Sauce

(Contains: Gluten, Molluscs, Wheat)

250 g

Beef Mince

1 packet

Sweet Chilli Sauce

1

Long Chilli

1

Hainanese Paste

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

20 g

butter

(Contains: Milk)

1 cup

water (for the rice)

¼ cup

vinegar (white wine or rice wine)

¼ cup

water (for the sauce)

Energy (kJ)3600 kJ
Calories860 kcal
Fat35.5 g
of which saturates14 g
Carbohydrate91.3 g
of which sugars22 g
Dietary Fibre27.2 g
Protein40.2 g
Cholesterol16.2 mg
Sodium1750 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Large Non-Stick Pan
Lid
Medium Saucepan

Cooking Steps

Make the fragrant rice
1
  • In a medium saucepan, heat the butter with a dash of olive oil over medium heat.
  • Cook Hainanese paste until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add jasmine rice, the water (for the rice) and a generous pinch of salt, stir, then bring to the boil.
  • Reduce heat to low and cover with a lid.
  • Cook for 10 minutes, then remove from heat and keep covered until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed, 10 minutes. 

TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam so don’t peek!  

Pickle the carrot
2
  • Meanwhile, using a vegetable peeler, peel carrot into ribbons.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the vinegar and a good pinch of sugar and salt.
  • Add carrot to pickling liquid. Add enough water to just cover carrot. Set aside. 
Get prepped
3
  • Trim baby cos lettuce and separate leaves. 
  • Thinly slice cucumber into sticks. 
  • Slice lime into wedges.
  • Roughly chop coriander.
  • Thinly slice brown onion (see ingredients).
  • Thinly slice long chilli (if using).  

Little cooks: Don your goggles and have a go at peeling off the onion’s outer layer! 

Cook the beef
4
  • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat.
  • Cook beef mince and onion, breaking up with a spoon, until just browned, 3-4 minutes.
  • Add ginger lemongrass paste and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. 
Make it saucy
5
  • Reduce heat to medium, then stir in oyster sauce, sweet chilli sauce and the water (for the sauce). Simmer until bubbling and slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat, then add a squeeze of lime juice. Season to taste with pepper. 
Finish & serve
6
  • Drain pickled carrot.
  • Bring everything to the table.
  • Build your own plate by filling lettuce cups with Hainanese rice, beef mixture, coriander and chilli. 
  • Serve with pickled carrot, cucumber, crushed 
    peanuts and any remaining lime wedges.

If you’ve added gua bao buns: Microwave on high for 1 minute. Set aside to rest for 1 minute.

Little cooks: Help assemble the lettuce cups!

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