# What You Need:
→ Proteins
01 - 16 cooked shrimp, peeled with tails on
02 - 7 oz Chinese BBQ pork (char siu), sliced
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, julienned
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 seaweed-wrapped rice balls (onigiri or sushi-style)
→ Sauces & Dips
14 - ½ cup sweet chili sauce
15 - ½ cup hoisin sauce
16 - ½ 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 details
# Directions:
01 - Assemble and organize all ingredients mise en place before starting the arrangement.
02 - Arrange cucumber slices on a large serving board to outline a winding dragon shape.
03 - Place shrimp, BBQ pork slices, chicken potstickers, and rice balls along the cucumber to mimic dragon scales.
04 - Use bell pepper strips, sugar snap peas, shredded purple cabbage, carrot matchsticks, and green onions to create fins, spines, and tail features.
05 - Position a rice ball at one end for the head, decorate with black sesame seeds for eyes, red chili strips for whiskers or fire, and cilantro for a feathery mane.
06 - Set the mandarin orange near the dragon's mouth to represent the pearl.
07 - Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over the arrangement for texture and garnish with extra cilantro and green onions.
08 - Present the platter immediately with bowls of sweet chili sauce, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce for dipping.
