Dragon Coiled Around Purple Mountain
A decorative cold platter of cooked foods artfully arranged into sculpted forms of the Jingwei bird, the sea, and mountain rocks.
Ingredients
duck breast
2 slices
ham
50g
egg
10
century egg
3
cucumber
to taste
cooked pork head meat
to taste
kelp
to taste
egg floss
to taste
salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
cooking wine
to taste
blanched bok choy
to taste
scallion
to taste
Instructions
1
Steamed Eggs
Separate the egg yolks and egg whites into two separate bowls, add salt, then steam in a steamer until set.
2
Poached Chicken Breast
Place the chicken breast in a pot with salt and scallions, cook until done, then set aside.
3
Arrange the Jingwei Bird
Use ham and egg cake to form the bird's body, cover the top with cucumber and cooked chicken breast, use egg floss for the neck, carve the cucumber to make the beak, use cooked pork head meat for the eyes, and kelp for the legs.
4
Arrange the Landscape
At the bottom of the plate, arrange a pattern of water, mountains, and rocks made from blanched bok choy, century egg, and egg white cake.
