A vibrant Asian-inspired platter shaped like a dragon, featuring shrimp, BBQ pork, potstickers, and fresh vegetables.
# What You'll Need:
→ Proteins
01 - 16 cooked shrimp, peeled with tails on
02 - 7 oz sliced Chinese BBQ pork (char siu)
03 - 8 cooked chicken potstickers (store-bought or homemade)
→ 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 pieces seaweed-wrapped rice balls (onigiri or sushi-style)
→ Sauces & Dips
14 - 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce
15 - 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
16 - 1/2 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 detailing
# How to Make It:
01 - Prepare all ingredients and arrange them mise en place for easy assembly.
02 - On a large serving board, arrange cucumber slices in a winding, serpentine shape to represent the dragon's body.
03 - Layer shrimp, Chinese BBQ pork slices, chicken potstickers, and rice balls along the cucumber body to simulate dragon scales.
04 - Use bell pepper strips, blanched sugar snap peas, shredded purple cabbage, carrot matchsticks, and green onions to form vibrant fins, spines, and tail features along the body.
05 - Shape the dragon's head with a rice ball at one end, decorate with black sesame seeds for eyes, red chili slices as whiskers or fire, and arrange cilantro as a feathery mane.
06 - Place the mandarin orange near the dragon's mouth to represent the pearl.
07 - Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over the entire arrangement, add garnishes of extra cilantro and green onions as desired, and serve with sweet chili, hoisin, and soy sauces for dipping.
