Braised Abalone

This is one of the traditional Chinese New Year dish in our family, and also my favourite. Recipe inherited from my beloved
mom.


These are what you need ...........



Utensils

Wok


Ingredients

1canned abalone, after cooked, sliced, keep the water inside for gravy
2 sea chug cucumber, cut into chunk
5 shiitake mushroom, cut into 1/2
Some broccoli
oil
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons of abalone sauce


Instructions

Boil a pot of water, poach the broccoli till cooked, drain the water away, add some oil in it, set aside.
Heat up the wok with oil, stir fry the garlic and mushroom till fragrance, add in the abalone, stir fry for a while, pour in the water from the can of abalone, bring to boil. Take out the abalone, sliced and put in a plate. Add in sea cucumber, braise for couple of minutes till gravy is reduce or thicken, add in abalone sauce, off flame. Now we can start plating, lay the mushroom on the plate, place abalone on top, the sea cucumber should be around the abalone, surround the plate with broccoli. Pour the gravy on top of the abalone. Now the dish is ready to serve ..........

Tips : Do not cook the abalone too long, it will make            it too chewy.
           Oil will make all vege looks shinning and                      fresh. (菜无油，不走青)