Where is the dish of Taosibao from? How to make it delicious?

Where is the dish of "Tao Si Bao" (Four Treasures in a Box) from? You may not have heard of it. It is a very traditional dish in Kaifeng and is known as a unique Henan dish. The chicken, duck, pigeon and quail in the "Tao Si Bao" are all nested in layers. The appearance is neat and uniform, but the inside is actually ingenious. It allows people to experience the four kinds of poultry in one meal.

Where is the dish of Taosibao from? How to make it delicious?

1. How to make the four treasures - Ingredients preparation

You need to prepare one duck, one chicken, one pigeon, and one quail . The ingredients include dried fish, sea cucumber, ham, mushrooms, squid, green beans, and glutinous rice. The seasonings include salt, cooking wine, soy sauce, and clear soup.

2. How to make the four treasures delicious

Step 1: After cleaning the ducks, chickens, pigeons and quails , remove the feathers first, and then remove the bones and claws.

Step 2: Chop off some of the beaks of the four kinds of poultry in turn to make them easier to stuff in.

Step 3: Marinate all the ingredients with salt and cooking wine, then mix well.

Step 4: Stuff the ingredients into the quail’s stomach, then into the pigeon, and then into the chicken’s stomach.

Step 5: Each time, soak the poultry in water to remove the blood foam before putting it in the next poultry, and repeat this process.

Step 6: Finally put the duck in and wash it with warm water first.

Step 7: Then put the duck into a pot, add onion, ginger and clear soup, and steam it in a steamer until it is completely soft.