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· 2 min read
Peter Wang

The taste from the ocean floor of the deep sea, mixed with the fresh green from the primal land, combine to produce a masterwork of delicacy.

Abalone Rice 鲍鱼捞饭​

Ingredients​

  • Abalone x6 鲍鱼
  • Bok Choy/asparagus x4 小青菜/芦笋
  • A bowl of cooked white rice 米饭
  • 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce 蚝油
  • 2 teaspoons of soy sauce 生抽
  • 1 teaspoon of old soy sauce 老抽
  • 2 teaspoons of cooking wine 料酒
  • 2 teaspoons of starch 淀粉
  • 1 slice of ginger 姜
  • A little bit of white pepper 白胡椒

Instructions​

  1. Clean the abalones and cut grid-like patterns on the surface.
  2. Put cooking wine and white pepper to marinate them for 30 min.
  3. Start boiling some water and put a slice of ginger and a little more cooking wine in it.
  4. When the water is boiling, put the abalones in and take them out after 3 min.
  5. Put bok choy in the water afterward and take them out after they're cooked.
  6. Put all the sauces listed and starch in. Add more water if needed.
  7. Wait until the mixture becomes sticky and the volume shrinks to the desired size.
  8. Put the abalones back in and turn off the heat.
  9. Arrange rice and bok choy and pour the abalones + sauce onto them.
  10. Done and enjoy!
tip

Don't overcook the abalones. 3 minutes should be enough for small ones.

Adornment​

· 2 min read
Peter Wang

Hardness and softness -> bones and fleshes; sweet and sour -> sugar and aged vinegar; The highly contrasting taste, the like an impressionist's artwork, is the key insight of this dish.

Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs 糖醋排骨​

Ingredients​

  • 1 lb of pork ribs 猪小排
  • 1 tsp of cooking wine 料酒
  • 3 g of salt 盐
  • 2 tsp of soy sauce 酱油
  • 3 tsp of rice vinegar 米醋
  • 4 tsp of sugar 糖
  • A few slices of ginger 姜
  • Sesame 芝麻

Instructions​

  1. Clean the pork ribs and dry them out.
  2. Heat a small amount of oil and put slices of ginger in it.
  3. Put the pork ribs in and cook until they turn gold.
  4. Put cooking wine -> soy sauce -> rice vinegar -> sugar.
  5. Put water to the point where it can just cover the ribs.
  6. Medium fire for 20 min with the lid closed.
  7. Open the lid, put salt in, and switch to high fire to evaporate the water to the point of your liking.
  8. Put sesame / green onion to decorate.
tip

More vinegar can be added if you prefer sour.

Adornment​