Crisp Soy Squab

Name: Crisp Soy Squab
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: Malt-sugar mixture (1 part malt sugar or honey to 4 parts boiling water); 1 recipe Soy Sauce Braising Liquid; 1 or more 1-pound squabs; 4 cups peanut oil for deep-frying; Malt-sugar mixture (1 part malt sugar or honey to 4 parts boiling water); Malt-sugar mixture (1 part malt sugar or honey to 4 parts boiling water); Malt-sugar mixture (1 part malt sugar or honey to 4 parts boiling water)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Chinese Technique

By Ken Hom

Published 1981

About

Ingredients

1 or more 1-pound squabs
1 recipe Soy Sauce Braising Liquid

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Braising, deep-frying
Tie a piece of string around the bird’s neck to help you remove it from the braising liquid and to hang it to dry.
Tuck the wing tips in back to keep the