Whole Quail With Sticky Rice With Chinese Sausage

Serves: 2

Kendrick Gleason

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

41

Spice

56

Sweetness

48

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Soy Sauce

2 tbsps

Nut (gingko)

1

Salt

Directions:

1

To make the quail with rice: Rinse the rice 2 times in a bowl of cold water and drain

2

In a large ovenproof pot, combine the rice, sausages, chestnuts, sugar, soy sauce, dried scallops, gingko nuts, ham, dates, wine, and dried shrimp

3

Add a scant 3 cups of water, put in a steam oven, and cook until cooked through and soft, 30 to 45 minutes

4

Fold in the edamame

5

Taste and adjust the sugar, soy sauce, and salt

6

Let cool and then fold in the scallions

7

Stuff about 1/2 cup of the rice mixture into each quail

8

To make the scallion oil: Put the scallions in a bowl, cover with the oil, and season with salt and pepper, to taste

9

Puree in a blender and strain through a very fine-mesh sieve, gently pressing to extract the pulp

10

Add the ginger, to taste

11

To make the garlic chives: In a small skillet heat the oil over medium heat

12

Saute the garlic chives, seasoning with salt, until slightly caramelized

13

You can add a bit of water to help cook the chives through before burning, if needed

14

To serve: Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F

15

Heat a large skillet with a little oil

16

Sear the birds breast side down and then put in the oven until golden, 2 to 3 minutes

17

Then turn the birds and repeat the process on the other side, cooking until the birds are cooked and the rice is heated through

18

Serve the whole quail on a bed of chive buds with a few dots of scallion oil to garnish the plate