Golden Pigeon with Winter Melon

I used Cornish Game Hens, but you could also use a cut up chicken. If you can't get winter melon, watermelon will work. Winter melon is white, very mild tasting and a tad denser than watermelon. I think you could get away using something like Honeydew too.

80 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 50 minutes

48 calories per serving view nutrition facts

12 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

600	grams	winter melon
12	each	chinese ham	slices, 0.5 cm thick
2	each	pigeon	young, approx 500 g each, or a 1 kg chicken
4	each	ginger root	slices
4	each	shallots	white parts
1	x	vegetable oil

marinade
1/2	cup	soy sauce, light
1/8	cup	soy sauce, dark

Stewing seasoning
1	teaspoon	oyster sauce
1 1/2	teaspoons	salt
1/4	teaspoon	sugar
4	cups	stock

sauce
1	cup	stock
1 1/2	tablespoons	cornstarch	mixed well with 2 tbs water

Garnish (optional)
10	each	chives	flowering sprigs

Directions

Mix the marinade and coat pigeons with it for 2 to 3 minutes.

Remove skin of winter melon and cut 12 slices about 5 cms.

Make a slit sideways on the longest side of each piece and insert one ham slice.

Deep-fry pigeons over a medium flame until golden.

Heat the wok or pot, add 1 tbs oil. When it is very hot, stir-

fry ginger and shallots for 1 minute.

Then add above stewing seasoning ingredients and pigeons, cover and braise over a slow flame for 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove pigeons.

Reserve 1 cup of the pigeon braising stock, to make sauce later.

Double the remaining braising stock's liquid volume by adding water, then immerse winter melon slices.

Cook for 5 minutes, then turn off heat.

Cover wok, leave winter melon slices for a further 5 minutes (thus ensuring they do not lose their shape through excess direct cooking).

Mix sauce ingredients with reserved cup of pigeon braising Cut pigeons into pieces and arrange across serving dish.

Place 6 overlapping winter melon slices on each side of pigeons.

Pour sauce over, and garnish with flowering chives.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 112g

Amount per Serving

Calories 48 23% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g	2%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	2%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 3mg	1%
Sodium 833mg	35%
Total Carbohydrate 6.0g	2%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
Sugars 2.0g
Protein 3.0g	6%

Vitamin A	1%		Vitamin C	1%
Calcium	1%		Iron	3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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