Name: Pen Cai
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Ingredients: 100 g fresh ginger, cut into 2cm chunks; 100 ml water , use measuring cup; 1 tsp shao xing wine; 500 g chinese cabbage, cut into big chunks; 500 g white radish or turnip, cut into chucks; 1200 ml water (add sufficient water for blanching); 3 tbsp cooking oil; 8 cloves of garlic; 6 fresh ginger , sliced; 20 dried medium sized mushrooms, soaked, removed stems, reserved liquid; 8 dried oysters (large), roughly rinsed; 150 g dried chestnuts, soaked in hot water for 2 hours, water discarded; 500 g fresh sea cucumber (dried sea cucumber washed, soaked & soften for 2 days); 2 tsp sugar or rock sugar; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 4 tbsp oyster sauce; 3 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp dark soy sauce; 1 pinch of ground white pepper; 1200 ml water , add reserved vegetable water , mushroom soaked water, and abalone sauce; 150 g dried fish maw, soaked to soften, quartered; 2 tbsp shao xing wine; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp water; 1 dried scallops , rinsed, ginger juice; 1 small bundle of black sea moss (fa cai）, ginger juice; 1 canned staw mushroom; 300 g Brocoli , floret only; 1 chicken leg; 3 fresh ginger, sliced

AuthorLe-ThermiqueCategoryMain DishesDifficultyAdvanced

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time30 minsCook Time1 hr 25 minsTotal Time1 hr 55 mins

INGREDIENTS:

(A) Ginger oil

100 g fresh ginger, cut into 2cm chunks

100 ml water , use measuring cup

1 tsp shao xing wine

(B) Blanching the Vegetables

500 g chinese cabbage, cut into big chunks

500 g white radish or turnip, cut into chucks

1200 ml water (add sufficient water for blanching)

(C1) Stewing : Dried Mushrooms, Dried Oysters , Chestnuts and Sea cucumber

3 tbsp cooking oil

8 cloves of garlic

6 fresh ginger , sliced

20 dried medium sized mushrooms, soaked, removed stems, reserved liquid

8 dried oysters (large), roughly rinsed

150 g dried chestnuts, soaked in hot water for 2 hours, water discarded

500 g fresh sea cucumber (dried sea cucumber washed, soaked & soften for 2 days)

(C2) Seasoning sauce

2 tsp sugar or rock sugar

1 tbsp sesame oil

4 tbsp oyster sauce

3 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1 pinch of ground white pepper

1200 ml water , add reserved vegetable water , mushroom soaked water, and abalone sauce

(C3) Stewing: Fish Maw

150 g dried fish maw, soaked to soften, quartered

2 tbsp shao xing wine

2 tbsp cornstarch

2 tbsp water

(D1) Steaming: dried scallops, black sea moss (fa cai）, broccoli , straw mushrooms

1 dried scallops , rinsed, ginger juice

1 small bundle of black sea moss (fa cai）, ginger juice

1 canned staw mushroom

300 g Brocoli , floret only

(C2) Steaming: Chicken (optional: grill chicken)

1 chicken leg

3 fresh ginger, sliced

1 sprig of spring onion

1 canned abalone, sauce reserved

(D) Stir Fry Prawns

8 large prawn, shell , deveined

2 cloves of garlics, sliced

2 tbsp cooking oil

(E)

1 canned of abalone, reserved sauce for broth

COOKING METHODS:

(A) Ginger oil

- Place ginger and water into the mixing jar to mince. Press TURBO for 3 seconds , twice
- Cover the rim of a small bowl with cheesecloth, Pour the pulp into the bowl, then squeeze the ginger you collected in the cheesecloth until it’s as dry as possible.
- Add shao sing wine and set-asides.

(B) Boil vegetables

2
- Add water into the mixing jar without the lid cover.
- Place chinese cabbage into the mixing jar to blanch.
- Settings: Timer: 5 Minutes / Temperature : 110°C
- Transfer the cabbages to a large bowl. Set-asides
- Add the white radish into the mixing jar to blanch.
- Settings: Timer: 5 Minutes / Temperature : 110°C
- Transfer the radish to a bowl. Set-asides
- Reserve the water in a bowl.

(C1 , C2) Stew the Dried Mushrooms,Dried Oyster , Chestnuts and Sea cucumber

3
- Place the garlics, gingers and cooking oil into the mixing jar to sauté.
- Settings: Timer: 3 Minutes / Speed: 1 / Temperature : 120°C / HP: 3

4
- Add dried mushrooms, dried oysters, chestnuts, sea cucumber into the mixing jar to sauté until fragrance.
- Settings: Timer: 5 Minutes / Speed: 1 / Temperature : 120°C / HP: 3

5
- Add the reserved vegetable water , reserved soaked mushroom water, abalone sauce, seasoning sauce and top up water into the mixing jar to braise.
- Select preset mode R - STEW - RUN
Adjust Timer: 35 Minutes Temperature : 100°C
Notes: Preset STEW is 100°C / Speed 0

(D) Steaming

6
Steam dried scallops, black sea moss (fa cai), chicken , broccoli and straw mushrooms
- Place the scallops and ginger juice in a small steam bowl then place on the large steamer
- Place the black sea moss (fa cai) and ginger juice in a small steam bowl then place on the large steamer
- Place the chicken leg , fresh ginger and spring onion on the large steamer.
- Place the straw mushrooms on the steamer tray
- Place the broccoli on the steamer tray
- Settings: Timer: 25 Minutes / Temperature : 110°C / HP: 3

Notes: You may have choice to grill the chicken

7
- Remove the steamers from the mixing jar.
- Transfer the scallops, black sea moss (fa cai), chicken , stew mushrooms and broccoli out from the steamers and set-asides.
- Cut the chicken into pieces. Set-asides.

(C3) Stew the fish maw

8
- Place the fish maw , shao sing wine and slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the mixing jar to boil.
- Settings: Timer: 1 Minutes / Speed 1 / Temperature : 110°C

9
- Remove cooked items from the soup and set aside for layering later.
- Transfer the soup to a pot.

(D) Stir Fry Prawns

10
- Rinse the mixing jar.
- Place in garlics , cooking oil and prawns into the mixing jar to sauté.
- Settings: Timer: 4 Minutes / Temperature : 120°C / HP: 4
- Transfer to a plate.

Layering the Auspicious Pot

11
- Preheat the clay pot.
- Start with cabbage and white radish

12
- Then start arranging the rest of the ingredients including of abalons or based on your creativity.

13
- Ladle the soup over the clay pot of layered ingredients

Finishing and Thickening of soup

14
- Bring the whole pot of poon cai back to the stove and bring it to boil for lower to the lowest heat to prevent burnt bottom.

Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:
(A) Ginger oil
100 g fresh ginger, cut into 2cm chunks
100 ml water , use measuring cup
1 tsp shao xing wine
(B) Blanching the Vegetables
500 g chinese cabbage, cut into big chunks
500 g white radish or turnip, cut into chucks
1200 ml water (add sufficient water for blanching)
(C1) Stewing : Dried Mushrooms, Dried Oysters , Chestnuts and Sea cucumber
3 tbsp cooking oil
8 cloves of garlic
6 fresh ginger , sliced
20 dried medium sized mushrooms, soaked, removed stems, reserved liquid
8 dried oysters (large), roughly rinsed
150 g dried chestnuts, soaked in hot water for 2 hours, water discarded
500 g fresh sea cucumber (dried sea cucumber washed, soaked & soften for 2 days)
(C2) Seasoning sauce
2 tsp sugar or rock sugar
1 tbsp sesame oil
4 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 pinch of ground white pepper
1200 ml water , add reserved vegetable water , mushroom soaked water, and abalone sauce
(C3) Stewing: Fish Maw
150 g dried fish maw, soaked to soften, quartered
2 tbsp shao xing wine
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp water
(D1) Steaming: dried scallops, black sea moss (fa cai）, broccoli , straw mushrooms
1 dried scallops , rinsed, ginger juice
1 small bundle of black sea moss (fa cai）, ginger juice
1 canned staw mushroom
300 g Brocoli , floret only
(C2) Steaming: Chicken (optional: grill chicken)
1 chicken leg
3 fresh ginger, sliced
1 sprig of spring onion
1 canned abalone, sauce reserved
(D) Stir Fry Prawns
8 large prawn, shell , deveined
2 cloves of garlics, sliced
2 tbsp cooking oil
(E)
1 canned of abalone, reserved sauce for broth
Directions
COOKING METHODS:
(A) Ginger oil
1
- Place ginger and water into the mixing jar to mince. Press TURBO for 3 seconds , twice
- Cover the rim of a small bowl with cheesecloth, Pour the pulp into the bowl, then squeeze the ginger you collected in the cheesecloth until it’s as dry as possible.
- Add shao sing wine and set-asides.

(B) Boil vegetables
2
- Add water into the mixing jar without the lid cover.
- Place chinese cabbage into the mixing jar to blanch.
- Settings: Timer: 5 Minutes / Temperature : 110°C
- Transfer the cabbages to a large bowl. Set-asides
- Add the white radish into the mixing jar to blanch.
- Settings: Timer: 5 Minutes / Temperature : 110°C
- Transfer the radish to a bowl. Set-asides
- Reserve the water in a bowl.

(C1 , C2) Stew the Dried Mushrooms,Dried Oyster , Chestnuts and Sea cucumber
3
- Place the garlics, gingers and cooking oil into the mixing jar to sauté.
- Settings: Timer: 3 Minutes / Speed: 1 / Temperature : 120°C / HP: 3

4
- Add dried mushrooms, dried oysters, chestnuts, sea cucumber into the mixing jar to sauté until fragrance.
- Settings: Timer: 5 Minutes / Speed: 1 / Temperature : 120°C / HP: 3

5
- Add the reserved vegetable water , reserved soaked mushroom water, abalone sauce, seasoning sauce and top up water into the mixing jar to braise.
- Select preset mode R - STEW - RUN
Adjust Timer: 35 Minutes Temperature : 100°C
Notes: Preset STEW is 100°C / Speed 0

(D) Steaming
6
Steam dried scallops, black sea moss (fa cai), chicken , broccoli and straw mushrooms
- Place the scallops and ginger juice in a small steam bowl then place on the large steamer
- Place the black sea moss (fa cai) and ginger juice in a small steam bowl then place on the large steamer
- Place the chicken leg , fresh ginger and spring onion on the large steamer.
- Place the straw mushrooms on the steamer tray
- Place the broccoli on the steamer tray
- Settings: Timer: 25 Minutes / Temperature : 110°C / HP: 3

Notes: You may have choice to grill the chicken

7
- Remove the steamers from the mixing jar.
- Transfer the scallops, black sea moss (fa cai), chicken , stew mushrooms and broccoli out from the steamers and set-asides.
- Cut the chicken into pieces. Set-asides.

(C3) Stew the fish maw
8
- Place the fish maw , shao sing wine and slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the mixing jar to boil.
- Settings: Timer: 1 Minutes / Speed 1 / Temperature : 110°C

9
- Remove cooked items from the soup and set aside for layering later.
- Transfer the soup to a pot.

(D) Stir Fry Prawns
10
- Rinse the mixing jar.
- Place in garlics , cooking oil and prawns into the mixing jar to sauté.
- Settings: Timer: 4 Minutes / Temperature : 120°C / HP: 4
- Transfer to a plate.

Layering the Auspicious Pot
11
- Preheat the clay pot.
- Start with cabbage and white radish

12
- Then start arranging the rest of the ingredients including of abalons or based on your creativity.

13
- Ladle the soup over the clay pot of layered ingredients

Finishing and Thickening of soup
14
- Bring the whole pot of poon cai back to the stove and bring it to boil for lower to the lowest heat to prevent burnt bottom.

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