Sang Choi Bao
The Prosperity Wrap
Who said Chinese do not like salad? Certainly not when it comes to “Sang Choi 生財” for better prosperity!
The Prosperity Wrap
Who said Chinese do not like salad? Certainly not when it comes to “Sang Choi 生財” for better prosperity!
serves 4-6
6 Chinese dried mushrooms, soaked / steamed and diced
6 Chinese dried mushrooms, soaked / steamed and diced
2 -3 good size dried scallops, soaked / steamed and shredded
6 water chestnuts, flattened and roughly chopped
300g minced pork
100g toasted pine nuts
a handful of parsley
1 iceberg lettuce
seasonings for the pork – soy sauce, sugar, corn starch, sesame oil, vegetable oil, pinch of white pepper (optional)
- Soak mushrooms and scallops separately for at least 3 hours or overnight. Reserve the juice after discarded the residuals.
- Marinate the pork with seasonings.
- Stir-fry the pork at high fire for about 30 secs on each side without stirring so to have a slight crispness.
- Fold in mushrooms and scallops, stir-fry slightly. Add in a bit of the reserved juice from scallops and mushrooms. Lower the fire and cook for a few minutes.
- Once all ingredients are nearly ready to serve, fold in water chestnuts and fry briefly till cooked. There should be a consistency of moist in the pork and mushrooms while crunchiness in the water chestnuts.
- At last sprinkle the toasted pine nuts and parsley in the mixture and off the fire.
Serve with fresh lettuce as ap
petizer of your Chinese feast!
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