A modern variation of the popular appetizer Chinese san choy bow made with aromatic pan-fried 5 spice salmon, served with some cucumber, spring onion and coriander. Then drizzled with a ginger, garlic , lemon and coconut aminos sauce. A perfect low carb entree for everyone.
1sprig coriandercilantro including stems, roughly chopped
For the Garnish:
2spring onionsshallots, thinly sliced lengthwise
Instructions
For the sauce:
Heat up a small pot with ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, add garlic and ginger and stir fry on low heat until lightly golden.
Add the coconut aminos, lemon juice and grated lemon zest and stir fry briefly. Turn off the heat. Add ⅓ of the spring onions (shallots) and coriander (cilantro) into the sauce, stir and mix well. Set aside to cool.
For cooking the salmon:
Add the flour mixture into a large mixing bowl, whisk and mix well. Lightly coat the salmon pieces with the flour mixture using a kitchen tong, shake off excess.
Heat up a non-stick frying pan with 2 inches of rice bran oil, and pan fry the salmon pieces for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Pan fry the salmon pieces in 2 to 3 batches. Set aside to cool.
For assembling the lettuce wraps:
Add some cucumber and carrots to each lettuce leave.
Divide the salmon pieces amongst the lettuce leaves.
Drizzle some sauce on top of the fillings.
Then garnish with the rest of the spring onion (shallots) and serve.