| 2 | | Squabs, 1 lb each |
| 2 | tb | Peanut oil |
| 2 | | Garlic cloves; minced |
| 10 | | Fresh water chestnuts peeled and minced |
| 1/2 | c | Minced bamboo shoots |
| 6 | | Chinese black mushrooms soaked, squeezed dry and minced |
| 4 | | Scallions; minced |
| 6 | | Dried oysters (optional) soaked, squeezed dry and minced OR |
| 4 | | -duck liver sausages, minced |
| 1/2 | ts | Minced fresh ginger root |
| 1/2 | c | Chicken broth reduced with squab bones |
| 1 | ts | Sugar |
| 2 | tb | Light soy sauce |
| 2 | tb | Chinese rice wine or dry sherry |
| 1 | tb | Oyster sauce |
| 1 | ts | Cornstarch; dissolved in |
| 1 | tb | Chicken broth; (cold) |
| 2 | | Heads bibb lettuce (or iceberg lettuce) leaves carefully separated into lettuce cups |
