Deep-Fried Squab

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1. With a cleaver, chop each squab in quarters. Place in a bowl.
2. Combine soy sauce and sherry, then rub into skin. Let stand 30 minutes,
turning occasionally. Drain, discarding marinade.
3. Heat oil. Add squabs, a few pieces at a time, and deep-fry 1 minute.
Drain on paper toweling. Let cool slightly.
4. Reheat oil and return squab sections. Deep-fry, turning frequently,
until crisp and golden. Drain again on paper toweling.
5. Cut lettuce in strips and arrange on a serving platter. Arrange squab
over lettuce. Serve with lemon wedges and salt.
NOTE: The diner squeezes lemon juice over the squab, then dips each section
in salt before eating. VARIATIONS:
1. In step 2, add to the soy-sherry mixture 2 slices fresh ginger root,
minced.
2. In step 2, rub the squabs with soy sauce only; then deep-fry. After step
4, heat in a saucepan 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons sherry, 2 teaspoons
soy sauce, the juice of 1/2 lemon, and a few drops of sesame oil. When this
mixture comes to a boil, add deep-fried squab sections and simmer,
uncovered, 2 to 3 minutes. Garnish with lemon slices ard serve.
3. Omit steps 1 and 2. With a cleaver, chop the squabs, bones and all, in
1-1/2 inch squares. Then coat with a batter of 1/2 cup water-chestnut
flour; 1 egg, beaten; 1/2 garlic clove and 1/2 scallion stalk, both minced;
1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons soy sauce and a dash of pepper. Deep-fry as
in steps 3 and 4.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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