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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Yee Sang (Raw Fish Salad) - the Prosperity Toss for Chinese New Year


 

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Yee Sang (Raw Fish Salad) is served during Chinese New Year in Malaysia as a symbol of increase of abundance
Recipe type: appetizer
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • 200g White Radish - finely grate
  • 200g Carrot - finely grate
  • 200g unripe Mango - finely grate
  • 50g Spring Onions - finely grate
  • 200g Sweet Potato - finely shred
  • 2 Red Chilli - finely shred
  • 75g Pickled Papaya - finely shred
  • 20g Pickled Ginger - finely shred
  • 8 Kaffir Lime Leaves - finely shred
  • 200g Pomelo - peeled and separate the sacs
  • 100g Salmon Sashimi slices
  • 50g Toasted Sesame Seeds
  • 70g Roasted Peanuts - grounded
Seasoning
  • 200g Plum Sauce
  • 3 tablespoon Lime Juice
  • 3 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
  • ½ teaspoon Salt or to taste
  • 10g Chinese Five Spice Powder, put into a red packet
Instructions
  1. Deep-fry shredded sweet potatoes in hot oil until crispy. Drain well on kitchen paper.
  2. Mix well the seasoning ingredients in a small bowl.
  3. Arrange the other shredded ingredients attractively (different colours) on a big, round serving platter.
  4. To serve, pour the seasoning over the arranged ingredients and sprinkle on five-spice powder, sesame seeds and peanuts.
  5. Everyone toss the Yee Sang using chopsticks, as high as possible while saying ‘prosperity greetings’ out loud to wish everyone for the year.

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