Chinese Recipe : Minced Pigeon

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (about 10 oz.) minced pigeon meat
  
• 1 tbsp wine
  
• 2 tbsp wine
  
• ½ tbsp cornstarch
  
• ¼ cup dried mushrooms, soaked and chopped
  
• ¼ cup chopped bamboo shoot
  
• ¼ cup chopped celery
  
• 3 tbsp oil
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• ½ tsp sugar
  
• 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
  
• ½ tbsp cornstarch, mixed with ¾ cup water
  
• 12 lettuce leaves

Directions:

1. Mix minced pigeon meat with wine, water and cornstarch.
2. Heat 3 tbsp oil and sauté mixture. Add vegetable ingredients and seasonings. Thicken with cornstarch mixture.
3. Serve in individual portions on lettuce leaves.

* Chicken may be substituted for pigeon meat.