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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
- Deep-fry shredded sweet potatoes in hot oil until crispy. Drain well on kitchen paper.
- Mix well the seasoning ingredients in a small bowl.
- Arrange the other shredded ingredients attractively (different colours) on a big, round serving platter.
- To serve, pour the seasoning over the arranged ingredients and sprinkle on five-spice powder, sesame seeds and peanuts.
- Everyone toss the Yee Sang using chopsticks, as high as possible while saying ‘prosperity greetings’ out loud to wish everyone for the year.
