Wineshark Cooking Class - Abalone and Sea Cucumber Salad with Fish Flavoured Sauce 涼拌魚香鮑魚海參

Ingredients (for 4):

• Sea cucumber - 300 g
• Canned abalone - 3 
• Ginger - 1 tbsp
• Garlic - 1 tbsp
• Chili bean paste - 1/2 tbsp
• Spring onion - 2 sprigs
• Chinese yellow wine - 1 tbsp
• Sugar - 1 tbsp
• Zhejiang vinegar - 1 tbsp
• Soy sauce - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - 1/4 tsp
• White pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Sesame oil - 1 tsp

Procedures:

1. Soak and prepare the sea cucumber beforehand.

2. Blanch the sea cucumber in hot water for 1 minute. 

3. Remove and cut into strips.

4. Cut the abalone into strips.

5. Mince the ginger and garlic finely.

6. Mix Chinese yellow wine, sugar, Zhejiang vinegar, soy sauce, salt, white pepper powder and sesame oil to form the sauce.

7. Heat up 2 tbsp of oil, then add the minced ginger and garlic. Cook until fragrant.

8. Add chili bean paste and mix well.

9. Add the sauce and mix well.

10. Scoop the sauce onto the serving plate, then put the sea cucumber and abalone on top. Decorate with the shredded spring onion.