Deep Fried Steamed Aromatic Squab Recipe
Just the aroma of this Deep Fried Steamed Aromatic Squab will transport you all the way to China. If you are planning a home cooked Chinese dinner, you can very well have this Deep Fried Steamed Aromatic Squab in your menu. Delicious indeed!
Ingredients
1 stick dried bean curd
2 or 3 squabs
Oil for deep frying
2 slices fresh ginger root
1 scallion stalk
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons sherry
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cloves star anise
1 inch piece cinnamon stick
1/4 cup bamboo shoots
2 scallion stalks
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup stock
2 tablespoons oil
Directions
1. Soak dried bean curd.
2. Wipe squabs with a damp cloth and dry well with paper toweling.
3. Heat oil. Add squabs, one at a time, and deep-fry, turning and basting, until light golden. Drain on paper toweling.
4. With a cleaver, chop squabs, bones and all, in 1- by 2-inch pieces. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Slice ginger root, mince scallion; and add, along with soy sauce, sherry, star anise and cinnamon stick.
5. Steam 30 minutes
6. Meanwhile slice bamboo shoots and soaked bean curd. Cut remaining scallion stalks in 1-inch sections. Blend cornstarch and cold stock to a paste.
7. Heat oil. Add bamboo shoots, bean curd and scallions. Stir-fry to cook through (3 to 4 minutes).
8. Stir in salt. Then stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Pour over squabs in their steaming bowl
2. Wipe squabs with a damp cloth and dry well with paper toweling.
3. Heat oil. Add squabs, one at a time, and deep-fry, turning and basting, until light golden. Drain on paper toweling.
4. With a cleaver, chop squabs, bones and all, in 1- by 2-inch pieces. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Slice ginger root, mince scallion; and add, along with soy sauce, sherry, star anise and cinnamon stick.
5. Steam 30 minutes
6. Meanwhile slice bamboo shoots and soaked bean curd. Cut remaining scallion stalks in 1-inch sections. Blend cornstarch and cold stock to a paste.
7. Heat oil. Add bamboo shoots, bean curd and scallions. Stir-fry to cook through (3 to 4 minutes).
8. Stir in salt. Then stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Pour over squabs in their steaming bowl
