Chinese Seafood Recipes - Abalone with Asparagus Recipe

Ingredients

• 10 dried Chinese mushrooms

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 15 ml/1 tbsp water

• 225 g/8 oz asparagus

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp fish sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 225 g/8 oz canned abalone, sliced

• 60 ml/4 tbsp stock

• 1/2 small carrot, sliced

• 5 ml/1 tsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp oyster sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry

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Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes then drain. Discard the stalks.

2. Heat 15ml/1 tbsp of oil with the water and fry the mushroom caps for 10 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, cook the asparagus in boiling water with the fish sauce and 5 ml/1 tsp corn-flour until tender. Drain well and arrange on a warmed serving plate with the mushrooms. Keep them warm.

4. Heat the remaining oil and fry the abalone for a few seconds the add the stock, carrot soy sauce, oyster sauce, wine or sherry and remaining corn-flour.

5. Cook for about 5 minutes until well done then spoon over the asparagus and serve.