Saturday, February 09, 2008
Happy New Year - Reunion Dinner
Every year, reunion dinner at home has always been sumptuous and in "abundance". Above picture shows some of the goodies. Clockwise: glutinous rice, braised duck gnong hiang & barbecue meat, spinach with abalone, steam chicken, fried noodle, sea cucumber with mushrooms and in the centre is the Pen Cai I ordered from Tung Lok. What you did not see in the picture; pig stomach soup & fried tau kua. My friends, all the above are prepared for a family of four! Yes, it is super exaggerating, and it has been the way we celebrate reunion, year after year.
This year, I ordered Pen Cai from Tung Lok - out of curiosity, as I have always heard about it in the news. It came in a huge claypot and I paid about $200 for it. The portion was for 4-6 pax. The ingredients were impressive; abalone, oyster, abalone mushrooms, raddish, cabbage, scallop, sotong balls, pig's trotters, sea cucumber, mushrooms, black moss & prawns. I cannot remember if there were shark's fin. However, I thought the taste was so - so only. In fact, the white raddish was hard as rock. I was disappointed that I didnt get to eat the raddish as I have always liked raddish.
Next year, my mum will attempt to make "Pen Cai' herself, using the tips given in a newspaper clipping (see above). Basically, the chef said the ingredients in the Pen Cai itself will make the dish very tasty without much seasoning. You only need some oyster sauce and salt to taste.
Labels: Lunar New Year, Pen Cai
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