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Crispy fried pigeon
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Crispy fried pigeon

22 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Cooked in a rich stock the pigeon meat is infused with soy, anise, cinnamon and citrus flavours, then allowed to dry before being deep-fried for a crispy finish.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

834
Calories
42g
Protein
32g
Fat
92g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Squab not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 x 225-350g/8-12oz squab pigeons
  • 4 thin slices fresh ginger
  • 900ml/1½ pints groundnut or vegetable oil
  • wedges, to serve lemon
  • 1.2 litres/2 pints chicken stock
  • 5 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 150ml/5fl oz Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
  • 3 tbsp rock sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 6 pieces fresh orange peelpeel
  • 3 pieces Chinese cinnamoncinnamon
  • 3 whole star anise
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp roasted Sichuan pepper
  • 3 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp groundnut or vegetable oil
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 750g/1lb 10oz Chinese greens, such as Chinese flowering cabbage or bok choi
  • 2 tbsp chicken stock

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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