Prosperity Pen Cai

Name: Prosperity Pen Cai
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese New Year
Ingredients: 8 pieces Abalone; 8 pieces Pacific Clams; 8 Dried Scallops; 8 pieces Pork Balls; 8 Prawns; 8 Broccoli Florets; 8 Black Fungus; 8 Shiitake Mushroom; 8 slices Dried Beancurd; 1 Baby Napa Cabbage; Spring Onion; 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil; 8 cloves Garlic; 1/3 cup Chicken Concentrated Seasoning; 1 Tbsp All-In-One Seasoning; 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil; Corn Starch Mixture; Light Soy Sauce; Dark Soy Sauce; 2 Tbsp Shao Xing Wine; 500 ml Water

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Level

easy

Cooking

5 min

Preparation

60 min

Ingredients

Servings

Abalone canned	8 pieces
Pacific Clams canned	8 pieces
Dried Scallops or conpoy, reconstituted	8
Pork Balls or fish balls	8 pieces
Prawns cooked	8
Broccoli Florets blanched	8
Black Fungus blanched	8
Shiitake Mushroom soaked and blanched	8
Dried Beancurd or taupok	8 slices
Baby Napa Cabbage cut into 2 and blanched	1
Spring Onion for garnish
Sauce
Cooking Oil	3 tbsp
Garlic minced	8 cloves
Chicken Concentrated Seasoning or as needed	¹⁄₃ cup
All-In-One Seasoning	1 tbsp
Sesame Oil	1 tbsp
Corn Starch Mixture 5 tablespoons of corn starch to 1 tablespoon of water
Light Soy Sauce to taste
Dark Soy Sauce to taste
Shao Xing Wine optional	2 tbsp
Water or as needed	500 ml

How to cook

Prepare the ingredients

In a flat bottom cookware such as a wok/casserole/clay pot, assemble the Napa cabbage at the bottom.
Layer the abalone, Pacific clams, scallops, pork or fish balls, prawns, broccoli florets, black fungus, shiitake mushroom and dried beancurd on top.

Prepare the sauce

Sauté the garlic with cooking oil until nicely browned.
Add in the chicken concentrated seasoning, All-In-One seasoning, sesame oil, Shao Xing wine (optional) and water then allow to simmer.
Adjust the sauce to taste by adding in light soy sauce and dark soy sauce.
When the liquid comes to a boil, add in the corn starch mixture to thicken the sauce.