LIVE: Cookalong with Vanessa - San Choy Bau

Welcome viewers and introduce the dish: San Choy Bau.

Mention that chicken is being used, but pork or green prawn meat can also be used.

Prepare ingredients: garlic, ginger, chili, and shallots to be diced in the food processor.

Transfer diced ingredients into a stainless steel bowl.

Chop chicken (or chosen protein) in a large bowl.

Cook rice beforehand: 1 cup cooked rice is about 0.5 cup raw rice.

Mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, and lime juice together in a bowl.

Prepare chestnuts and baby corn spears; mention they can be omitted if desired.

Prepare iceberg lettuce leaves for serving; suggest cutting the end and running cold water over it to separate leaves without tearing.

Start with the ginger: cut a 2 cm piece and add to the food processor.

Add a couple of garlic cloves to the food processor; suggest adding more if desired.

Add chili to the food processor; recommend de-seeding for less heat, but not to worry about a few seeds.

Chop shallots into chunks and add to the food processor; share a tip about regrowing shallots from the ends.

Pulse the food processor until the mixture is as fine or chunky as desired; scrape down the sides as needed.

Transfer the mixture to the stainless steel bowl for cooking.

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