Happy Bird Crosses The Golden Bridge
Estimated Nutritional Profile
| Nutrient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Protein (g) | 45.9142 |
| Energy (kCal) | 884.9852 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 154.1633 |
| Total fats (g) | 12.3227 |
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Cuisine
Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese
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Dietary Style
- Source
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
Early Stage
Middle Stage Processes
Late Stage
Utensils Used
| 1. ----TO PREPARE----. | 2. Mix the marinade and coat Cornish game hens with it for 2 to 3 minutes. | 3. Remove skin of winter melon and cut 12 slices about 2ö wide, 1¼ô long and 1ö thick. | 4. Make a slit sideways on the longest side of each piece and insert one ham slice. | 5. ----TO COOK----. | 6. Deep-fry Cornish hens over a medium flame until golden. | 7. Heat the wok or pot, and add 1 tbsp. oil. | 8. When it is very hot, stir-fry the ginger and shallots for 1 minute. | 9. Then add above stewing seasoning ingredients and Cornish hens, cover and braise over a slow flame for 20 to 25 minutes. | 10. Remove Cornish hens. | 11. Reserve 1 cup of the Cornish hen braising stock, to make sauce later. | 12. Double the remaining braising stock's liquid volume by adding water, and then immerse winter melon slices. | 13. Cook for 5 minutes, then turn off heat. | 14. Cover wok, leave winter melon slices for a further 5 minutes (thus ensuring they do not lose their shape through excess direct cooking). | 15. Mix sauce ingredients with reserved cup of Cornish hen braising stock and heat. | 16. ----TO PRESENT----. | 17. Cut Cornish hens into pieces and arrange across serving dish. | 18. Place 6 overlapping winter melon slices on each side of Cornish hens. | 19. Pour sauce over, and garnish with flowering chives. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
| Ingredient Name | Quantity | Unit | State | Energy (kcal) | Carbohydrates | Protein (g) | Total Lipid (Fat) (g) |
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| winter melon | 2 1/4 | 25.2167 | 0.0 | 5.61 | 0.1417 | ||
| chinese ham | 12 | slices | 25.2167 | 0.0 | 5.61 | 0.1417 | |
| cornish hen each | 2 | to | 25.2167 | 0.0 | 5.61 | 0.1417 | |
| gingerroot | 4 | slices | 25.2167 | 0.0 | 5.61 | 0.1417 | |
| shallot | 4 | 460.8 | 107.52 | 16.0 | 0.64 | ||
| cooking oil | - | - | - | - | |||
| soy sauce | 4 | fluid | - | - | - | - | |
| dark soy sauce | 1 | ounce | 25.2167 | 0.0 | 5.61 | 0.1417 | |
| oyster sauce | 1 | teaspoon | 3.06 | 0.6552 | 0.081 | 0.015 | |
| salt | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | - | - | - | - | |
| sugar | 1/4 | teaspoon | 4.5885 | 1.1477 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| chicken stock | 4 | cups | 345.6 | 33.888000000000005 | 24.191999999999997 | 11.52 | |
| chicken stock | 1 | cup | 345.6 | 33.888000000000005 | 24.191999999999997 | 11.52 | |
| cornstarch | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | mixed | 45.72 | 10.9524 | 0.0312 | 0.006 |
| chive | 10 | sprigs | - | - | - | - |
- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.