5.0 from 9 votes
Dai Lime Quail
This is a dish from Yunnan, in southern China, and it definitely has a Southeast Asian feel to it. Simmered chicken or quail, shredded, and served in a salad of rau ram, ginger, garlic and chiles, with a bit of lime and sesame oil to liven things up.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 552 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Salad , Appetizer
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
BROTH
- 8 quail
- 1 quart chicken broth
- 1 leek, chopped
- A 2-inch piece of ginger, smashed
- 2 star anise (optional)
- salt
SALAD
- 1 cup rau ram leaves
- 1/2 cup cilantro or mint, chopped
- 5 hot fresh chiles, such as Thai or pequin
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 limes, zested and juiced
Instructions
- Put the quail into a soup pot and add the chicken broth, plus enough water to cover by about an inch. Bring to a gentle simmer, and skim off any froth. Add the remaining broth ingredients and simmer gently until the quails are tender, usually about 90 minutes to 2 hours.
- Remove the quail and, when cool enough to handle, shred the meat and reserve. Strain the broth and reserve for another use. Discard the quail bones.
- Add the shredded quail to the salad ingredients and serve either chilled or at room temperature.
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Notes
- NOTE: Any light meat poultry works here, and the salad is traditionally done with chicken.
Nutrition Information
Calories
552kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
49g
(98%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Cholesterol
166mg
(55%)
Sodium
196mg
(8%)
Potassium
814mg
(23%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1470IU
(29%)
Vitamin C
38mg
(42%)
Calcium
84mg
(8%)
Iron
10mg
(56%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 552
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 552kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 49g | 98% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 166mg | 55% |
| Sodium | 196mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 814mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1470IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 38mg | 42% |
| Calcium | 84mg | 8% |
| Iron | 10mg | 56% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.