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Vietnamese Minced Pigeon

By: Cong Le

Ingredients : Serves 4-6

1 Pigeon
6 oz Lean pork
2 Chicken livers
1 cup Onion, chopped
4 Dried black mushrooms
1 cup Water chestnuts, chopped
3 tablespoons Green peas
24 Lettuce leaves
3 oz Rice noodles
5 tablespoons Oil
   
Marinade  
1/2 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Egg yolk
2 teaspoons Sugar
   
Seasoning  
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Soup stock
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon Black pepper

Preparation:

  • Remove all bones from the pigeon. Cut pigeon meat, pork and chicken liver into small cubes.

  • Put in bowl, marinade with soy sauce, salt, egg yolk, cornstarch and sugar. Let stand for 10 minutes.

  • Soak dried mushrooms in warm water, discard stem, chop into small cubes.

  • Heat oil very hot, deep fry the rice noodles until puffed and golden (only 3 seconds each side). Remove and let cool, then crush fine.

  • Use 3 tablespoons heated oil to fry the pigeon, pork and chicken liver mixture until well done (about  3 minutes). Remove to bowl.

  • Heat another 3 tablespoons oil in fry pan, add chopped onion, fry one minute, add mushrooms, and water chestnuts.

  • Stir fry another minute over high heat.

  • Add meat mixture, green peas and seasoning sauce. Stir until mixed thoroughly. Pour over the fried rice noodles.

  • Serve with lettuce leaves, cut into 2 1/2 inches round pieces, which will be used to wrap around the meat and noodle mixture.





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