Lantern Appetizer Plate Recipe
Cold Dishes Recipes

Ingredients:

1/3 lb
1/3 lb
1/4 lb
1/3 lb
1
1
12
1/4
3
1/2
1/16
12 pieces
6
6 sprigs
1 set

roast chicken meat
ham
broiled pork
stewed pig liver
stewed duck gizzards
cuttlefish
dried black mushrooms
radish
leaves cabbage
carrot
red pigment
asparagus (can)
cherries
parsley
dry battery and a small lamp

Directions:

1. Shred roast chicken.

2. Slice ham, broiled pork, stewed pig liver, and stewed duck gizzards into 12 pieces.

3. Score cuttlefish lengthwise. Steam, then slice it crosswise.

4. Soak mushrooms in warm water and steam.

5. Color radish with red pigment. Insert a lamp in the center of the radish and light with dry battery. This is the "Lantern".

6. Shred cabbage.

7. Carve carrot into shape of bird and pine tree.

Setting and Garnish:

1. Arrange asparagus into 6 pointed star figure in the plate.

2. Put cuttlefish, stewed pig liver, roast chicken, ham, broiled pork, stewed duck gizzards within the 6 pointed star figure and garnish with cherries.

3. Garnish with mushrooms and parsley by the side of the figure.

4. Set the lamp at the center of plate. Garnish with "bird" and "pine tree" to cover the battery.

Notes:

1. Cabbage shreds, bird, and pine tree are only for garnish.

2. It is better to soak the mushroom in warm water for easy softening.