Sunday, March 21, 2010

Pumpkin Abacus Seeds

I been craving for home-cooked hakka abacus seeds since last week, but due to my bz schedule, didn't have the chance to buy the necessary ingredients for the dish. Until yesterday after class, managed to stop by supermarket to shop around for groceries. Erm...by den my hakka abacus seeds crave was over, however decided to come up with a unique style of abacus seeds.
I'm always a pumpkin lover, thus decided to turn the dull abacus colour into a bright colourful dish with a mild touch if spicyness.

Ingredients;
Boiled pumpkin abacus seeds
2 shallots, thinly sliced
2 clove garlic, minced
100g minced pork
2 baby carrots, cut into sticks
1 stalk celery, sliced
10g dried shrimps
2 mushrooms, soaked and sliced
Pinch of salt
1 tsp light soy sauce
1/3 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp chili paste
2 tbsp mushroom water

Abacus seeds;
-Steam 300g pumpkin slices, sprinkle with pinch of salt and mashed
-Mix with tapioca starch to form soft dough
-Roll into small balls, flatten with knuckles
-Boil in water with pinch of salt and some oil
-Drained and soaked in iced water until ready to fry

Method;
-Fry shallots in hot till lightly browned, add garlic and fry till fragrant.
-Add in dried shrimps followed by minced pork and carrots.
-After 2 mins, stir in celery and mushroom slices.
-Season with pinch of salt and sauce.
-Stir well and serve.
-Enjoy!

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