Place of origin | Hong Kong, China |
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Region or state | Cantonese-speaking region |
Main ingredients | fried taro or noodles, scallops, peapods, boneless fish fillet, celery sticks, straw mushrooms, calamari, shrimp |
Seafood birdsnest | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 海鮮 雀 巢 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 海鲜雀巢 | ||||||||||
Jyutping | hoi2 sin1 zoek3 caau4 | ||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | hǎi xiān qiǎo cháo | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Seafood birds nest | ||||||||||
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Seafood birdsnest is a common Chinese cuisine dish found in Hong Kong,China and most overseas Chinatown restaurants. It is also found within Cantonese cuisine. It is usually classified as a mid to high-end dish depending on the seafood offered.
To prepare hai xian qiao chao,you need to cut the squid into slices and boil them in water,then clean the shrimp;cut the garlic into cloves and celery and mushrooms into cubes;bring the water in the pot to a boil;then insert the noodles until cooked;remove them,rinse them in cold water;cover them with corn starch and form the basket;then fry some oil in a pan,then put the pan on the heat and add water;add mushrooms and celery;take a new pan and add more oil,then add shrimp,scallops and calamari,and then the garlic cloves;cook over low heat,then add mushrooms,celery and other seasonings. Once ready,everything will be placed in the previously formed noodle basket. [1]
The edible nest holding the seafood is made entirely out of fried taro or noodles. [2] [3] There are different intricate netting used in the nest making. The fried nest is usually tough and crunchy.
Despite the name there is nothing bird-related in this dish,nor are there any dried ingredients. The most common ingredients are scallops,peapods,boneless fish fillet,celery sticks,straw mushrooms,calamari,shrimp.
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