A stunning dragon-shaped platter featuring shrimp, BBQ pork, fresh vegetables, and savory Asian sauces.
# What You Need:
→ Proteins
01 - 16 cooked shrimp, peeled with tails on
02 - 7 oz sliced Chinese BBQ pork (char siu)
03 - 8 cooked chicken potstickers
→ Vegetables & Fruits
04 - 1 English cucumber, thinly sliced
05 - 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
06 - 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
07 - 1 cup sugar snap peas, blanched
08 - 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
09 - 1 medium carrot, cut into thin matchsticks
10 - 1 small bunch fresh cilantro
11 - 1 small bunch green onions, sliced diagonally
→ Rice & Noodles
12 - 1 cup cooked sushi rice, cooled
13 - 8 seaweed-wrapped rice balls (onigiri or sushi-style)
→ Sauces & Dips
14 - ½ cup sweet chili sauce
15 - ½ cup hoisin sauce
16 - ½ cup soy sauce
17 - 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
→ Garnishes
18 - 1 red chili, thinly sliced (optional)
19 - 1 small mandarin orange
20 - Black sesame seeds for eyes and details
# How To Make It:
01 - Prepare all ingredients and arrange them mise en place before assembly.
02 - Outline a winding dragon shape on a large serving board using cucumber slices as the body base.
03 - Layer shrimp, BBQ pork slices, potstickers, and rice balls along the cucumber body to mimic dragon scales, adding color and texture.
04 - Use bell pepper strips, snap peas, purple cabbage, carrot matchsticks, and green onions to form vibrant fins, spines, and the tail along the dragon’s body.
05 - Shape the dragon’s head at one end with a rice ball, decorating with black sesame seeds for eyes, red chili strips as whiskers or fire, and arrange cilantro to simulate a feathery mane.
06 - Place the mandarin orange near the dragon’s mouth as the pearl.
07 - Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over the arrangement for texture and garnish with additional cilantro and green onions as desired.
08 - Provide bowls of sweet chili sauce, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce alongside for dipping. Serve immediately.
