Asian - style Family Appetizer

Yummy Yam Abacus Seeds

Name: Yummy Yam Abacus Seeds
Prep time: PM40.00T
Cook time: PM50.00T
Total time: PM91.00T
Cuisine: Asian - style , Local , Chinese - style

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91Min

Intermediate

Abundance of Wealth served in Gold and Silver

Ingredients

8 servings

500 g

Yam

350 g

Tapioca Flour

200 ml

Water

2 tbsp

Corn Oil

100 g

Minced Chicken

Dried Shiitake mushrooms

20 g

Dried Cuttlefish

20 g

Black fungus

2 tbsp

Dried Shrimps

3 cloves

Garlic

Shallots

3 sprigs

Spring Onion

2 tbsp

Soy sauce

2 tbsp

MAGGI® Oyster Sauce

1 tsp

MAGGI® CukupRasa™

1 tsp

Thick soya sauce

3 tbsp

Fried Shallots

Red chili

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Nutrition Value

Energy

335.31 kcal

Protein

7.92 g

Carbohydrates

66.4 g

Fats

4.74 g

Information per serving

Step1

30 Min

Firstly, steam the yam with salt for about 30 minutes or until it turns soft and mushy.

Step2

5 Min

In a mixing bowl, mash the piping hot yam using a potato masher and gradually add tapioca flour and hot water. Bring the mixture together with a wooden or rubber spatula.

Step3

10 Min

Next, using your hands, knead the dough until it becomes pliable, smooth, make sure it does not stick to your hands. Do this when the dough is still warm but cool enough to handle with your hands.

Step4

5 Min

If the dough is too dry, add hot water by the teaspoons. If the dough becomes too wet, add tapioca flour by the tablespoons.

Step5

15 Min

Once it’s ready, pinch some dough (about 5 grams) and roll it between your palms to form a small ball. Using your thumb or index finger, press the centre of the dough to create a cavity (you can do this with a chopstick if you prefer a smaller cavity).

Step6

5 Min

Next, cook the abacus seeds in a pot filled with boiling water and 1 teaspoon of cooking oil. The abacus seeds are cooked when they float onto the surface.

Step7

5 Min

Once they’re cooked, drain and drizzle more cooking oil on the abacus seeds to prevent them from sticking together.

Step8

5 Min

Then, sauté garlic, shallots and mushrooms with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a frying pan or wok. Add in the shredded squids and dried shrimps and stir fry for a minute or 2.

Step9

5 Min

Add in the minced chicken and fry until the chicken is about 70 – 80% cooked. Then, stir in the black fungus and mix well.

Step10

5 Min

Finally, add in the abacus seeds, stir fry for 2 – 3 minutes and season to taste with the seasoning. Sprinkle over the chopped Chinese celery and spring onion before tossing briefly.

Step11

1 Min

Dish out and garnish with deep fried shallots and shredded red chilies before serving.

Step1 of 11

: Yam

Firstly, steam the yam with salt for about 30 minutes or until it turns soft and mushy.

Step2 of 11

: Yam, Tapioca Flour, Water

In a mixing bowl, mash the piping hot yam using a potato masher and gradually add tapioca flour and hot water. Bring the mixture together with a wooden or rubber spatula.

Step3 of 11

Next, using your hands, knead the dough until it becomes pliable, smooth, make sure it does not stick to your hands. Do this when the dough is still warm but cool enough to handle with your hands.

Step4 of 11

If the dough is too dry, add hot water by the teaspoons. If the dough becomes too wet, add tapioca flour by the tablespoons.

Step5 of 11

Step6 of 11

Next, cook the abacus seeds in a pot filled with boiling water and 1 teaspoon of cooking oil. The abacus seeds are cooked when they float onto the surface.

Step7 of 11

Once they’re cooked, drain and drizzle more cooking oil on the abacus seeds to prevent them from sticking together.

Step8 of 11

: Corn Oil, Dried Cuttlefish, Dried Shiitake mushrooms, Shallots, Dried Shrimps, Garlic

Then, sauté garlic, shallots and mushrooms with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a frying pan or wok. Add in the shredded squids and dried shrimps and stir fry for a minute or 2.

Step9 of 11

: Minced Chicken, Black fungus

Add in the minced chicken and fry until the chicken is about 70 – 80% cooked. Then, stir in the black fungus and mix well.

Step10 of 11

: Yam, Tapioca Flour, Soy sauce, Water, Thick soya sauce, Spring Onion, MAGGI® CukupRasa™, MAGGI® Oyster Sauce

Finally, add in the abacus seeds, stir fry for 2 – 3 minutes and season to taste with the seasoning. Sprinkle over the chopped Chinese celery and spring onion before tossing briefly.