Name: Minced Squab
Ingredients: 2 tb Peanut oil; 2 Squabs, skinned, boned and finely chopped; 2 Garlic cloves; minced; 2 sl Ginger; minced; 8 Fresh chinese mushrooms, washed, soaked, and chopped fine; 8 Water chestnuts, skinned, washed, chopped fine.; 1/4 c Virginia ham, chopped fine; 1 tb Dark soy sauce; 1 tb Oyster sauce; 1/2 ts Sugar; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 ts Sesame oil; 1/2 c Chicken stock (homemade or canned); 2 Stalks scallions; minced; 2 ts Cornstarch, mixed with; 2 ts Water; 1/4 c Bamboo shoots, chopped fine; 8 Iceburg lettuce leaves; Hoisin sauce (for individual garnish)

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains	Chinese	Chinese, Poultry, Appetizers	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Peanut oil
2		Squabs, skinned, boned and finely chopped
2		Garlic cloves; minced
2	sl	Ginger; minced
8		Fresh chinese mushrooms, washed, soaked, and chopped fine
8		Water chestnuts, skinned, washed, chopped fine.
1/4	c	Virginia ham, chopped fine
1	tb	Dark soy sauce
1	tb	Oyster sauce
1/2	ts	Sugar
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Sesame oil
1/2	c	Chicken stock (homemade or canned)
2		Stalks scallions; minced
2	ts	Cornstarch, mixed with
2	ts	Water
1/4	c	Bamboo shoots, chopped fine
8		Iceburg lettuce leaves
		Hoisin sauce (for individual garnish)

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the wok and add the oil.  When the oil is very hot, add the squab,
garlic, and ginger. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms, water
chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and Virginia ham. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the
soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, salt and sesame oil. Stir-fry for another
minute.  Add the chicken stock and cover for 2-1/2 minutes. Add the
scallions. Thicken the mixture with the cornstarch blend. Mix thoroughly.
To serve, spoon 2 tablespoons of the minced squab onto 1 lettuce leaf, top
with 1 teaspoon Hoisin sauce, roll up like a tortilla, and eat with the
fingers.  (see part 2 for more)
Temperature(s): HOT, ROOM Effort: DIFFICULT Time: 00:45 Source: IMPERIAL
PALACE Comments: CHINATOWN, SAN FRANCISCO Comments: WINE: GRGICH HILLS
CHARDONNAY 81
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