Today is the Seventh Day of Lunar New Year which is traditionally referred to as 'Renri' or ( 人日 ) or human day, the birthday of mankind. So this is the day for everyone to celebrate their birthdays. I didn't prepare a big feast for the family and since I had some frozen mini abalones from Tesco, I attempted to steam them instead of cooking them in a soup. The tedious job is the cleaning of the abalones and also the shells but after that, preparing them for steaming is rather quick and easy. The result? Reaping the fruits of labour, these mini abalones are crunchy and yummy !
Steamed Mini Abalone ~ 蒸小鲍鱼
Ingredients
- 6 mini abalones (frozen)
- ginger, chopped or julienned
- spring onions
- light soya sauce
- garlic oil
Method
- Thaw the frozen abalones. Clean by brushing them with a toothbrush and salt. Remove the abalone from its shell with a spoon. Discard the entrails and trim off the sides. Wash the abalone. Brush and clean the empty shells and boil them in hot water.
- Wash and pat dry the abalones as well as the shells.
- Place the abalones inside the shells. Sprinkle on some ginger. Steam under rapidly boiling water for 3 mins. Remove from steamer.
- Garnish with some spring onions, light soya sauce and garlic oil.
- Serve immediately.
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