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Minced Chicken with Lettuce

8 dried mushrooms
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons dry sherry
2 teaspoons water
salt
pepper
1 1/2 pounds boned chicken breasts, minced
5 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
2 cloves minced garlic
2 green onions, minced
2 small dried chiles (optional)
8 ounces canned bamboo shoots, minced
8 ounces canned water chestnuts, minced

Cooking sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Cover mushrooms with boiling water, let stand for 30 minutes; drain. Cut off and discard woody stems. Mince; set aside.

Combine cornstarch, sherry, water, soy, salt, pepper and chicken. Stir
to coat chicken thoroughly. Stir in 1 teaspoon oil and let sit 15
minutes.

Heat wok over high heat. Add 3 tablespoons oil, add chicken and stir-fry 3 minutes. Set aside.

Add 2 tablespoons oil to pan. Add ginger, garlic, chilies and onion;
stir-fry 30 seconds. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts; stir-fry 2 minutes. Return chicken to pan; stir in cooking sauce. Cook until thickened and hot.

To eat, spread a little hoisin sauce on a lettuce leaf, spoon in some
chicken, then wrap up in lettuce.

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