Hakka Abacus Seeds 算盘子 - My Singapore Food

Name: Hakka Abacus Seeds 算盘子 - My Singapore Food
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500g yam (about ½ a yam), cut into ¼-inch thick slices; 300g tapioca flour; 200g minced pork; 100g dried mushroom, soaked & diced; 200g prawns, diced; 1 small dried cuttlefish (about 15cm body length), cut into thin strips; 40-50g black fungus, soaked & cut into thin strips; 6 cloves medium-size garlic, peeled & chopped; 3 tbs oil for cooking; Spring onion & Chinese parsley, for garnishing; Seasoning; Light soya sauce, to taste; Pepper; 2 tsp Maggi concentrated chicken stock; 1 tsp salt, or to taste; ½ tsp sugar

17 steps

Updated at: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:04:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories713.2 kcal (36%)

Total Fat16.1 g (23%)

Carbs111.1 g (43%)

Sugars1.7 g (2%)

Protein33.1 g (66%)

Sodium1452.3 mg (73%)

Fiber7 g (25%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gyam

about 1/2, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices

300gtapioca flour

200gminced pork

100gdried mushroom

soaked & diced

200gprawns

diced

1dried cuttlefish

small, about 15cm body length, cut into thin strips

40gblack fungus

soaked & cut into thin strips

6 clovesgarlic

medium-size, peeled & chopped

3 Tbsoil

2 tspconcentrated chicken stock

1 tspsalt

or to taste

½ tspsugar

Instructions

Step 1

Add boiling water to cover yam in a pot. Cook for about 20 minutes or till yam is soft.

Step 2

Drain the water and add ¾ of the flour to the cooked yam while it is still hot. Mash and combine thoroughly till dough is formed.

Step 3

Transfer the dough to a chopping board. Knead until dough is smooth and of a nice soft consistency.

Step 4

Roll dough into long strip of about 1-inch thick and cut into ½-inch cubes. Roll the cubes into balls then flatten to a thick disc.

Step 5

Press the centre on both sides of the ‘disc’ with thumb & another finger to make a depression on both sides. This should already look like the abacus seeds of an abacus.

Step 6

Cook the abacus seeds in boiling water. Once the seeds float, they are cooked.

Step 7

Scoop all the seeds into a pot of tap water. This will prevent the seeds from sticking to each other. Set aside.

Step 8

Saute garlic in a heated wok.

Step 9

Add dried cuttlefish and fry for a short while.

Step 10

Add mushroom strips, minced pork and black fungus.

Step 11

Add the abacus seeds and mix well.