Phoenix Crowing at Sunrise
A colorful cold platter shaped like a phoenix, symbolizing good fortune and excellence.
Ingredients
Century egg (sliced)
2
Ham (cut into willow-leaf slices about 2 cun long and 4 fen wide, with notched edges)
100g
Salted beef tongue (cut into willow-leaf slices about 2 cun long and 4 fen wide, with notched edges)
100g
Yellow steamed sponge cake (sliced after steaming)
to taste
White steamed sponge cake (sliced after steaming)
to taste
Cucumber (garnish)
to taste
Cherry (for the sun)
to taste
Celery leaves (for the parasol tree)
a pinch
Carrot (carved into legs)
to taste
Egg floss (for the neck and head)
to taste
Love beans (for the eyes)
a pinch
Fish and egg roll (garnish)
100g
Instructions
1
Phoenix Body
Slice the century egg and place half a red cherry on top. Cut the beef tongue and ham into willow-leaf slices about 2 cun long and 4 fen wide, with notched edges, then arrange them in a fan shape to cover the junction between the phoenix tail and body.
2
Phoenix Head and Scene
Shape the neck and head from egg floss and use love beans for the eyes. Steam the yellow and white sponge cakes, slice them, and arrange them to form a parasol tree, adding a few celery leaves. Carve the legs from carrot.
