RED-COOKED DEEP-FRIED SQUAB

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Number Of Ingredients 9

1 piece , dried tangerine peel
2 slices fresh ginger root
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup soy sauce
4 to 5 cups water
1 slice cinnamon, 1-inch piece
2 or 3 cloves star anise
2 squab
oil for deep-frying

Steps:

  • 1. Soak dried tangerine peel. 2. Slice ginger root. Then place in a heavy pan, along with sugar, soy sauce, water, cinnamon, star anise and soaked tangerine peel. Bring to a boil. 3. Wipe squabs with a damp cloth. Add to pan and bring to a boil again. Then simmer, covered, 30 minutes, turning frequently for even coloring. Drain well and let cool. Dry with paper toweling. 4. Heat oil. Add squabs one at a time and deep-fry until crisp and golden. Drain on paper toweling. 5. With a cleaver, chop birds, bones and all, in bite-size pieces. Serve with a pepper-salt mix (see Seasonings and Sauces, Basic Pepper-Salt Mix). NOTE: Use about 6 inches of oil to cover the squabs completely when deep-frying. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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