Fried Minced Squab Recipe

Fried Minced Squab Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 squab (about 2/3 lb)

• 1/2 lb pork tenderloin

• 3 chicken livers, 1 oz chicken fat

• Dash of black pepper

• 1 egg yolk

• 2 chopped Chinese black mushrooms

• 1/2 cup chopped brown onion

• 1/2 cup chopped bamboo shoot

• 1/2 cup chopped celery

• 2 tablespoons water

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

• Dash of sesame oil

• 1/4 cup precooked green peas

• 1 oz fried rice noodles

• 24 leaves iceberg lettuce

Method:

1. Bone the squab. Minced the squab, pork, livers and chicken fat. Add black pepper, and egg yolk and mix together.

2. Heat wok then add 2 tablespoons oil. Stir fry the meat mixture until all the liquid has evaporated. Move mixture aside; add onion, mushrooms; stir fry until fragrant.

3. Add bamboo shoots and celery; stir to mix. Return the meat to the center of the wok; stir fry with other ingredients over high heat.

4. Add water, soy sauce, salt, sugar, cornstarch, sesame oil and green peas; mix then remove.

5. Place the fried noodles on a plate; spoon the minced squab on top of the rice noodles. Lettuce leaves are used to wrap around the meat and noodle mixture.

6. To prepare rice noodles: Heat the wok then add oil. Heat the oil until it is very hot. Turn off the heat, add dried rice noodles. When the noodles rice to surface, turn them over. Fry the noodles until both sides are light golden; remove.