Fancy Cold Platter—Assorted Platter
Overview
Fancy cold platters are gradually developed from ordinary cold dish platters. They originated in China. They are a shining pearl nurtured by the long Chinese food culture and have a long history. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a custom of using dishes to imitate garden scenery. In the Song Dynasty, the form of imitating garden scenery with cold dishes appeared. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the platter technique was further developed and the production level became more sophisticated. The fancy cold dish refers to the art of making cold dishes by using various processed cold dish raw materials, using different knife skills and assembling techniques, and arranging the cold dish raw materials into patterns such as landscapes, flowers, birds, animals, etc. in a certain order, level and position for diners to appreciate and eat. Today I am sharing the simplest entry-level fancy cold platter - assorted platter. Due to limited time, I made it a bit rough, but the method is basically explained. Friends who are interested can learn from it
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Ingredients
Steps
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The ingredients are carrots, cucumbers, Japanese sweet radish, ham, and mashed potatoes (you can choose other ingredients according to your own preferences. I have prepared the mashed potatoes in advance. The method is to steam the potatoes, then press them into a puree, and add salt, chicken essence, pepper, and sesame oil to taste.) First prepare a plate, add the mashed potatoes to the plate to make a base, that is, put a layer of mashed potatoes at the bottom of the plate. The mashed potatoes are sticky, so you need to stick some water on your hands, and the bottom must be smooth
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Then take the thinnest end of the carrot and cut it off, cut it in half, and cut it into semicircular slices. Then make a sweet and sour water, add an appropriate amount of salt, sugar, white vinegar, and water. Mix well and add carrot slices to soak (the carrot slices should be cut thinner. This method is a bath pickle method, which means it has no flavor. Just soak it. You can add some orange juice or lemon juice)
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Cut the cucumber into sections, then cut it in half, and then cut it into slices. The slices should be as uniform in thickness as possible,
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After cutting into pieces, arrange them into a fan shape
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, then gently lift it up with a knife and put it on a plate
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Then the western ham and sweet radish at the back are also arranged in the same way as cucumbers,
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After arranging it as shown in the picture above, fill the hole in the middle with mashed potatoes to make a small steamed bun shape, and then stick the soaked carrot slices one by one on top of the steamed bun-shaped mashed potatoes
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Cut off the thinnest end of the cucumber, then cut it in half, cut it into semi-circular slices like the carrots, arrange them, and then place them in a circle around the carrots. You can eat them with various dipping sauces
