Chinese Seafood Bird Nest Banquet Dish
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The Woks of Life · by Bill★ 5.0 (9)

Chinese Seafood Bird Nest Banquet Dish

NUTRITION · PER SERVING60M COOK
CAL 22%·PRO 28%
CARBS 30G27% OF CAL
5G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC21G OTHER4G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 31G62% OF CAL
2G SAT28G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A Cantonese banquet dish with shrimp, scallops, and calamari cooked in a wok with vegetables and aromatics, served in a crispy taro basket. Elegant and impressive.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 6
  • 4 cups taro ((julienned))
  • 6 cups canola oil ((for frying))
  • 6 large shrimp ((16 to 20 size, about 6 ounces/170g by weight; peeled and deveined))
  • 6 large diver or sea scallops ((about 6 ounces/170g by weight))
  • 6 ounces whole squid ((170g, cleaned))
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil ((divided))
  • 8 fresh ginger slices ((⅛-inch thick))
  • 2 scallions ((white parts only, sliced at an angle into 1½-inch pieces))
  • 2 cloves garlic ((thinly sliced))
  • ½ of a carrot ((cut into a star pattern about ⅛-inch thick))
  • ½ cup bamboo shoots ((rinsed and drained))
  • ¼ of a whole red bell pepper ((cut into 1-inch slices))
  • ½ cup straw mushrooms ((fresh or canned))
  • 1 cup sugar snap peas ((tips removed))
  • 1 small red onion ((cut into 1-inch pieces))
  • 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine
  • 1 cup hot chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1½ tablespoons cornstarch ((mixed with 1½ tablespoons warm water, optional))
PREP
45M
SODIUM
824MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.