Lotus Seedpod Chicken Cake
Lotus Pod Chicken Cake is an exquisitely presented Beijing (Jing) dish. Its primary ingredient is minced chicken molded into the shape of a lotus seed pod, garnished with peas and minced ham, steamed, and served with a poured broth.
Ingredients
Chicken breast (pounded into paste)
100 g
Tomatoes
3
Fresh peas
to taste
Minced cooked ham
to taste
Bok choy leaves (cut into strips)
to taste
Egg white (mixed with flour and dry starch, stirred smooth)
not specified
Spinach (squeezed for juice)
not specified
Cooked lard
not specified
Seasonings
not specified
Chicken stock
not specified
Instructions
1
Preparation
Cut bok choy leaves into strips, pound chicken breast into paste, mix egg white with flour and dry starch and stir until smooth, squeeze spinach for juice
2
Mix chicken paste
Add seasonings, cooked lard, spinach juice, and egg white to the chicken paste and stir into a smooth batter
3
Molding and steaming
Take 14 small wine cups, coat each with cooked lard, fill with chicken paste, embed fresh peas, garnish with minced cooked ham, then steam in a steamer for 5 minutes and remove
4
Finishing
Transfer to a large soup bowl, pour in chicken stock, bring to a boil, thicken with starch slurry, and serve
