How to Make An Asian Charcuterie Board
An Asian “charcuterie” board is a creative twist to the traditional meat platter. A beautiful board filled with char siu, sweet sausage, crispy pork, spring rolls and potstickers will entice a large group to dig in!
Ingredients
Meats
- 1 lb in total of your favorite Asian barbecue or other meats char siu (Chinese bbq pork), crispy pork, peking duck or roasted duck with bones removed, Chinese red sausage, Chinese preserved sausage, Vietnamese grilled pork sausage, curry fish balls, cuttlefish balls, shrimp balls etc.
Appetizers
- 18 pcs total of your favorite Asian appetizers (try to make sure every guest gets one of each kind) crispy vegetable spring rolls, shrimp rolls, fresh Vietnamese spring rolls, potstickers, Chinese dumplings, crispy wontons, fried glutinous rice dumplings (ham sui gok), black sesame balls etc.
Complementary Bites
- 18 pcs wrappers steamed bao (can be cut in half), iceberg lettuce leaves, Mandarin pancakes, onion pancakes
- fruits clementines, dragon fruit, tart mangos, Asian pear, fresh orange slices, green muscat grapes, cantaloupe
- vegetables sugar snap peas, carrots, cucumbers, red peppers
Extras
- 2-3 sauces plum sauce, sweet hoisin, peanut sauce, sweet chili sauce, Sriracha mayo
- pickled/spicy condiments pickled radishes, cucumber, kimchi, jellyfish, firm/fried tofu
- Asian snacks crunchy peanut candy, wasabi peas, spicy peanuts, shrimp chips, crispy noodle snacks, sesame seed crackers (Pop pan), crispy rice crackers, sesame peanut candies
Instructions
- Remove any store bought goodies and place them in an oven safe tray. Keep in a warm oven until ready to assemble. (Note 1)
- Cook any frozen Asian appetizers beforehand according to package instructions.
- Wash and trim any vegetables and have them ready. (Note 2)
- Place meats and appetizers first on a food safe board. Placing them equally apart.
- Place 1-2 wrapper pieces by the meats and leaving the rest on the side in a separate plate/tray.
- Place sauces, chopsticks and tongs.
- Fill gaps with fruits and vegetables and extra snacks.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Notes:
- Any items that are roasted or fried will stay warm and crisp in the oven. Anything steamed or boiled can be reheated prior to serving in the microwave with a damp paper towel over it.
- Make sure you have all items ready to go prior to assembling.
- If serving as a main course - double up amounts of your favorites if serving as a main course. Add in fried rice or noodles and a side of cooked vegetables.
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