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Quail and noodle salad

Name: Quail and noodle salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes
Ingredients: 40.00 ml grated fresh ginger; 40.00 ml caster sugar; 125ml oyster sauce; 125ml mirin; 6 whole quails, butterflied; 20.00 ml vegetable oil; 60ml soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 40g sesame seeds; 30.00 ml Chinese black vinegar; 60g caster sugar; 60ml lime juice; 1 small red chilli, seeds removed, very thinly sliced; 300g egg noodles; 200g snow peas, blanched; 6 spring onions, sliced; Coriander and toasted sesame seeds, to serve

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Oct 09, 2015

Pair toasty sesame sauce with noodles and quail. If you're feeling virtuous, add extra veggies.

2 tbs grated fresh ginger
2 tbs caster sugar
1/2 cup (125ml) oyster sauce
1/2 cup (125ml) Chinese rice wine (shaohsing)
6 whole quails, butterflied
1 tbs vegetable oil

Noodle salad

1/4 cup (60ml) soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1/4 cup (40g) sesame seeds
1 1/2 tbs Chinese black vinegar
1/4 cup (60g) caster sugar
1/4 cup (60ml) lime juice
1 small red chilli, seeds removed, very thinly sliced
300g egg noodles
200g snow peas, blanched
6 spring onions, sliced
Coriander and toasted sesame seeds, to serve

Method

1.

Mix ginger, sugar, oyster sauce and rice wine in a large, shallow dish. Add quails and turn to coat. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
2.

To make dressing, mix soy, oil, seeds, vinegar, sugar and lime juice in a bowl. Stir until sugar dissolves. Stir in chilli.
3.

Cook noodles to packet instructions, cool, then mix with snow peas and onions in a large bowl. Add dressing and toss.
4.

Preheat oven to 220°C.
5.

Heat the vegetable oil in a non-stick frypan. Remove quails from marinade and place, skin-side down, in pan. Cook, without turning, for 1-2 minutes until golden. Transfer to a baking tray and bake for 3 minutes or until cooked through. Set aside to rest for 2 minutes.
6.

To serve, quarter each quail. Divide noodles among plates. Top with a quail. Garnish with coriander and sesame seeds.