Wealthy Bowl (Poon Choi)

Wealthy Bowl (Poon Choi)
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10 Servings
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Description
Recipe Description

Delicious signature Chinese New Year meal with a combination of scrumptious ingredients in a wealthy bowl for your beloved family enjoyment!

Method
Set Dish

Steps to Assemble the Wealthy Bowl (Poon Choi):

  1. Combine and strain braised sea cucumber sauce, braised Chinese mushroom sauce, braised fish maw sauce and canned abalone sauce. Simmer and mix well.
  2. Use a wide heat proof container, arrange Chinese cabbage and fried yam at the bottom of the container.
  3. Arrange steamed chicken drumsticks, braised mushroom, prawn balls, fish maw, dried oyster, fried prawn, sea cucumber, broccoli and canned abalone in the container.
  4. Pour in the combined sauce.
  5. Braised the Poon Choi for 5-10 minutes and ready to serve.
Braised Sea Cucumber
Ingredients
Ingredients
600 g Sea cucumber, pre-soaked
5 tbsp Cooking oil
10 g Ginger, sliced
10 g Shallots, chopped
10 g Garlic, chopped
1 liter Water
300 g Chicken carcass, cut & blanched
300 g Vegetarian abalone slices
1 tsp Oyster sauce
½ tsp Sugar

 

Method
Method
  1. Wash and cut sea cucumber into pieces.
  2. Heat oil in pot, stir-fry ginger, shallots, garlic until golden brown.
  3. Add in sea cucumber, stir-fry for 5 minutes.
  4. Add water and mix well.
  5. Add chicken carcass, abalone slices and season with AJI-SHIO® Flavoured Black Pepper, oyster sauce and sugar.
  6. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes over medium heat Stir every 5 min for even cooking. 
  7. Once ready, set aside.
Method
Tips
  1. Use sea cucumber with thick flesh for better texture. 
  2. May opt to use frozen sea cucumber for easy process. Pre-soaked is not required, just defrost the sea cucumber before cooking
  3. The recipe can be prepared in advance and keep chill in fridge. Simply warm up before serving.
Braised Chinese Mushroom
Ingredients
Ingredients
150 g Dried mushroom, soaked overnight
5 tbsp Cooking oil
10 g Ginger, sliced
10 g Shallots, chopped
10 g Garlic, chopped
1 liter Water
300 g Chicken carcass, cut & blanched
3 tsp Rasa Sifu™ All in One Seasoning
1 tbsp Fish sauce
1 tsp AJI-SHIO® Flavoured Pepper
1 tbsp Sugar

 

Method
Method
  1. Rinse the mushroom and cut the stem.
  2. Heat oil in pot, stir-fry ginger, shallots, garlic until golden brown.
  3. Add in mushroom and cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Add in water and mix well.
  5. Add in chicken carcass and season with Rasa Sifu™, AJI-SHIO® Flavored Pepper, fish sauce and sugar. Mix well.
  6. Cover and braised for 1 hour over low heat. Stir the braising every 20 minutes for even cooking.
  7. Once ready, set aside.
Method
Tips
  1. Use dried mushroom with thicker flesh for better texture. 
  2. This recipe can be cooked and chill in advance. Simply warm up before serving.
Braised Fish Maw
Ingredients
Ingredients
100 g Dry fish maw, soaked and cut into pieces
4 tbsp Cooking oil
10 g Ginger, sliced
20 g Shallots, chopped
15 g Garlic, chopped
1 liter Water
200 g Chicken carcass, cut & blanched
50 g Dried oyster, washed & soaked
1 tsp AJI-NO-MOTO®
½ tsp Salt
1 tbsp Light soy sauce

 

Method
Method
  1. Blanch the fish maw in hot water until soft, drain and set aside.
  2. Heat oil in pot, stir-fry ginger, shallots and garlic until fragrant.
  3. Add in fish maw, stir-fry for 5 minutes.
  4. Add water, stir well.
  5. Add in chicken carcass, dried oyster and season with AJI-NO-MOTO®, salt and light soy sauce.
  6. Cover the pot and simmer for 1 hour over medium heat. Stir the braising every 15 minutes.
  7. Once ready, set aside.
Method
Tips
  1. Good fish maw fried or dried, will have even yellow color and choose with fairly thick for better bite-feel 
  2. This recipe can be cooked and chill in advance. Simply warm up before serving.
Steamed Chicken with Wolfberries
Ingredients
Ingredients
10 Chicken drumstick, washed and drained
5 g Wolfberries, washed and drained
1 ½ tbsp TUMIX® Chicken Stock
10 ml Ginger juice
1 tsp Sugar
1 ½ tsp Corn flour

 

Method
Method
  1. In a bowl, mix TUMIX® Chicken Stock, ginger juice, sugar and corn flour.
  2. Marinate chicken drumsticks with the mixture for minimum 4 hours
  3. Before steaming, sprinkle wolfberries on top. 
  4. Bring water to boil and steam for 20 min over low heat.
Method
Tips
  1. May marinate the chicken drumsticks in the fridge overnight for better taste
  2. If the chicken drumstick is marinating in the fridge overnight, let them set in room temperature for ½ hour before steaming.
  3. Steaming over low heat will make the chicken tender and juicy.
Deep Fried Prawns
Ingredients
Ingredients
10 pcs Prawns
1 tbsp Seri-Aji® Anchovy Fried Rice Seasoning
2 cups Cooking oil
Method
Method
  1. Clean and wash the prawns. Let it dry.
  2. Sprinkle with Seri-Aji® Anchovy Fried Rice Seasoning.
  3. Toss and make sure they are well coated. Marinate the prawns for 20 minutes.
  4. Heat the cooking oil and fry them about 8-10 minutes until golden.
  5. Drain the excess oil.
Prawn Meat Balls
Ingredients
Ingredients
200 g Prawn paste
4 stick Crab filament, cut into small diced
1 tsp Corn flour
1 ¼ tsp AJI-SHIO® Flavoured Black Pepper
¼ tsp Sugar
Some Sesame oil

 

Method
Method
  1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well combined.
  2. Bring water to boil and scoop the paste in to boiling water.
  3. The prawn balls will float to the surface, indicate that it is cooked.
  4. Remove from the pot and set aside.

Substitute: Use ready-made prawn balls for less preparation time 

Assorted Vegetables & Additional Condiments
Ingredients
Ingredients
500 g Chinese cabbage, cut into 2-inch-wide
200 g Broccoli, cut into floret
500 g Yam, skin removed and cut into ½-inch-thick
Enough Cooking oil
Enough Water
2 tbsp Cooking oil
1 tsp AJI-NO-MOTO®
1 can Abalone

 

Method
Method
  1. Bring water to a boil, add cooking oil and AJI-NO-MOTO®. 
  2. Add Chinese cabbage and broccoli, cook for 8-10 minutes.
  3. Remove from pot and drain.
  4. Heat the cooking oil, fry yam until golden.
Product Used
Product Used for the Recipe
AJI-NO-MOTO® Recipes
AJI-NO-MOTO® Recipes
AJI-SHIO® Flavoured Pepper Recipes
AJI-SHIO® Flavoured Pepper Recipes
AJI-SHIO® Flavoured Black Pepper Recipes
AJI-SHIO® Flavoured Black Pepper Recipes
Rasa Sifu® Recipes
Rasa Sifu® Recipes
Seri-Aji® Anchovy Flavour Fried Rice Recipes
Seri-Aji® Anchovy Flavour Fried Rice Recipes
TUMIX® Chicken Stock Recipes
TUMIX® Chicken Stock Recipes
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