This is always our all time favourite dish which we would have this during Chinese new year. As eating this represent you will have a lot of money to count for the whole year.
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| Steamed Yam till soft |
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| Smashed the Yam |
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| Smashed the Yam till smooth and add some salt |
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| Add in corn flour |
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| Add in corn flour and knead evenly |
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| Add in corn flour and knead evenly |
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| Add in corn flour and knead evenly till not sticky |
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| Add in corn flour and knead evenly till not sticky |
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| Knead into a dough |
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| Knead into a dough |
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| Make portion into small pieces |
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| Roll into small ball and use one finger and press in the middle |
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| Stir fried Dried shrimp, Garlic, Mushroom (Diced) |
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| Add in Tofu |
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| Add in Black Fugus |
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| Add in Minced Meat |
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| Stir fried all ingredients and add in oyster sauce, pepper, sugar and water and simmer |
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| Boiled water, add in oil and salt and cooked the abacus |
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| Cooked till the abacus floated on the surface |
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| Drained it and moved to tap water |
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| Add to the ingredients previously cooked |
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| Stir Fried and add some water to simmer till the Abacus absorbed the water |
Part (1)
Ingredients for making the abacus:-
Yam
Corn flour
Salt to taste
Oil
Water
Directions:-
- Peeled and cut the yam into evenly cube size and steamed till soft.
- Smashed the yam evenly and let it cooled awhile.
- Clean up a place for kneading the yam into dough.
- Knead yam with corn flour and add salt moderately till not sticky. (please refer to above pic)
- Cut into even size and make into a small ball, press flat and then use finger slightly press in the middle. (please refer to above pic)
- Add oil and salt in boiling water, cook abacus till it float onto surface, drained it and move to tap water.
- Set aside the cooked abacus.
- Cooked abacus can be keep in the fridge cooling compartment for a week in airtight container.
- Take out from fridge half an hour before cooking to defreeze.
Ingredients for frying with the abacus:-
Minced meat
Mushroom (diced)
Dried shrimp (diced)
Tofu (diced)
Black fugus (diced)
Minced garlic
Seasoning:-
Pepper
Sugar
Oyster sauce
Water
Garnish:-
Spring onion
Fried shallot
Directions:-
- Heat oil and stir fried dried shrimp, minced garlic and mushroom till fragrant about 3 min.
- Add in the tofu, black fungus and then minced meat and stir fried evenly.
- Add seasoning and simmer for 5 min or till the water absorbed.
- Stir fried evenly the cooked abacus Part (1) into all ingredients and add water to simmer about 5 - 8 min or till abacus absorbed the gravy.
- Dish up and garnish with spring onion and fried shallot. Ready to serve.
