Yam Abacus Seeds (Suan Pan Zi recipe) 算盘子

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This  abacus seeds was make by my mother and help to fried this dish. 

Serving : 2 ~ 3
 
Ingredient
500gm yam 
90gm tapioca flour
90gm water

1 cloves of garlic, minced
1 shallots, sliced
1 medium-sized dried cuttlefish
30gm dried shrimp
20gm of fish cake , cut to small pieces
2 pieces of imitation crab meat,  cut to small pieces
8 dried shiitake mushrooms
 
5g spring onions, sliced
10g flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
 1 red chillies, sliced

Seasoning
2 tsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp of oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil

Method
1  Soak dried shrimp, drain and pound.
2  Soak dried mushrooms and slice.
3  Soak cuttlefish until softened and cut into 3cm-long strips.
4  Marinate pork and leave in fridge.
 
5  Preparing the Abacus Seeds  
- Peel and slice the yam into small pieces to cook faster.
- Steam the yam for 20 ~ 30 minutes until cool. Poked through with a chopstick to test whether is fully cook. Mash the yam while hot.
- Transfer the mashed yam into a large mixing bowl.
- Let it cool slightly before add tapioca starch to the mashed yam and knead.
- Continue kneading until the yam is combine with the starch and non sticky.
- Shape it a approx. 2cm ball.
 - Hold the ball between index finger and thumb  to make into abacus shape and slightly depress one side of the ball.
 - Put all abacus seeds in the boiling water and slightly stir to avoid stick together.
 - Transfer to the basin of cold water with sieve scoop to remove immediately cooked Abacus Seeds  once it float.
- Drain water once cool down and left some water to prevent from stick together.

6  Fry  cuttlefish  and dried shrimp with oil until crispy and remove.
7  Fry the garlic and shallots with oil until fragrant in a wok.8  Slightly fry mushrooms, imitation crab meat and fish cake. Add crispy cuttlefish  and dried shrimp.
9   Loosen yam abacus seeds with hand before add into wok. Stir-fry for 1 ~ 2 minute. Do not fired too long as it already cooked.
10 Add the seasoning and mix well.
11 Sprinkle chopped parsley, chillie and spring onions before serving
 
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