1 tablespoon oil

1 clove minced garlic

1 teaspoon minced ginger

1/2 pound lean ground pork

1/2 pound minced or ground chicken

1/4 cup Shiitake mushroom, softened and chopped very fine

3 tablespoon Hoisin sauce

2 tablespoon ketchup

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon chili paste with soybeans (Chinese)

1 teaspoon soy sauce

Salt to taste

1/4 cup water

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1 green onion, chopped

1 large head iceberg lettuce leaves, washed, well chilled, and separated for wrapping.

Sauté garlic, ginger, chicken and pork in 1 tablespoon of oil. Add onion and Shiitake cook for 1 minute. Add hoisin sauce, ketchup, sugar, chili paste, soy sauce and salt, stirring constantly for 1 more minute. Mix cornstarch in water then add to meat mixture and cook until thickened. Turn off heat and add green onion.

Serve a top lettuce leaves, folded over as appetizer.