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Hong Kong Style Ginger and Spring Onion Crabs

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To Prep
Chop the crab into pieces. Wash and wipe dry. Coat the crabs in corn starch.

To Cook
In a frying pan, heat up some oil in high heat (180 degrees) Deep fry the crabs until golden, about 5 mins. Drain off excess oil on kitchen towels . Set aside
In the same frying pan, remove the oil. Stir fry the spring onions, minced garlic and ginger until aromatic, about 2 mins, add then add the deep fried crabs. Stir fry thoroughly for 2 mins.
Add the oyster sauce and Chinese cooking wine and mix well. Finally, add the thickening sauce and remove from heat immediately after the sauce thickens.
Dish up and serve hot.

Prawn Rolls

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To Prep
Mix chicken mince, prawns, coriander, garlic and fish sauce and marinate for 5 mins.
Using the spring roll paper or crepes, place the prawn mixture with the tail overhanging on one side and proceed to roll.
Tie a piece of egg noodle around the spring roll. Cover with a towel to avoid drying. Repeat for the remaining mixture.

To Cook
Heat oil for deep frying (test if the oil is hot enough by dropping in a piece of bread – this should bubble and float to the surface). Turn down to medium.
Deep-fry the spring rolls until golden brown.
Serve with sweet chilli sauce.

Deep-Fried Phoenix Prawns

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To Cook
Cut a slit on the back of each prawn. Do not cut through. Flatten the prawns a bit with a chopper. Put ham strips near tails of prawns. Roll up. Then deep-fry prawns in hot oil until done. Drain.
Heat 1 tbsp oil. Saute bamboo shoots, mushrooms and white part of spring onion. Stir in sauce mix and heat through. Add fried prawns and stir well quickly until heated through.

Korean Seafood and Spring Onion Pancake (Pajeon)

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To Prep
Mix the pancake flour with ice water and whisk until smooth.
Add remaining ingredients (Seafood and Spring Onion Pancake) and mix well to coat.

To Cook
Heat 1 tbsp of vegetable oil in a non-stick pan on medium/high heat. Pour sufficient of the pancake mixture to make pancake of approximately 15cm. Cook for 2 to 3 mins until the top starts to set. Reduce to medium/low heat, cook for 2 mins. Turn the pancake over and cook of another 2 mins or until pancake is golden brown underneath.
Mix dipping sauce ingredients together.
Repeat step 3 with the remaining mixture. Serve hot with the dipping sauce.
To serve as a main meal, make 2 Pajeon pancakes instead of 4.
Mushrooms and kimchi may be used to replace seafood mix for a vegetarian option.

Silken Egg Tofu with Bamboo Fungus and Crab Roe

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To Cook
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add bamboo fungus. Boil for 2-3 mins, drain well and set aside.
Carefully place egg tofu on a heat-proof dish, sprinkle salt evenly and wrap dish with plastic food wrap. Steam egg tofu for 5 mins.
Remove the dish from steamer, then remove plastic food wrap and drain away water in the dish. Decorate the plate of egg tofu with blanched broccoli and set aside.
In a saucepan, add chicken broth, chicken powder and oyster sauce. Bring the chicken broth to the boil, add cooked bamboo fungus. Simmer for 1-2 mins. Slowly add desired amount of thickener, constantly stirring.
Remove bamboo fungus and arrange on top of egg tofu.
Garnish silken egg tofu with crab roe and serve with steamed Jasmine rice.

Stir-Fried Rice Cake with Seafood

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To Cook
Toss prawns in corn flour with a pinch of salt.
Cook the rice cake in hot water until soft. Rinse in cold water.
Heat wok with 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Stir-fry the rice cake for 2-3 mins. Set aside.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok and stir-fry the onion, scallops, prawn, mushroom, red capsicum and spring onion with seasoning mix.
Add in rice cake and stir well to serve.

Pork Dumplings with Prawn and Chives

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To Prep
Add marinade to pork and mix in a clockwise direction. Set aside for 30 mins.
Add marinade into chopped prawn meat and mix in clockwise direction. Set aside for 30 mins.
Add marinade into finely chopped chives and mix well. Set aside.
Combine pork, prawn and chives in a large bowl. Add salt and mix well in a clockwise direction.
Spoon 1 tbsp dumpling filling on dumpling skin and fold in the edges to seal.

To Cook
Bring half a pot of water to the boil. Add dumplings and cook until they float to the surface. Add some cold water and continue to boil dumplings until they float again to ensure they are cooked inside.
Drain well. Serve this hot Pork dumplings with prawn and chives with dumpling sauce and pickled ginger.

Grilled Prawns with Tamarind Sauce

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For Tamarind Sauce
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan, stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Place over medium low heat until boiling, keep stirring. Simmer for further few minutes until the sauce thickens. Set aside.

To Cook
Clean the whole prawns, cut at the back from head to tail and devein.
Grill the prawns for few minutes, or only just cooked.
Arrange the prawns in a serving plate.
Pour the tamarind sauce over the prawns.
Garnish with fried shallot and dried chilli.

Stir-fried Squid, Snow Peas and Chinese Celery

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To Prep
Clean and cut open the squid, and score the inside in a criss-cross pattern (this prevents it from becoming tough during cooking). Cut into 5cm pieces; marinate with salt, sugar and corn flour.

To Cook
Stir-fry the squid pieces in the wok until the sides curl up (for approximately 4 mins). Set aside.
Heat the remaining oil in the wok and fry the garlic and ginger until fragrant. Add the celery and snow peas and stir-fry for 5 mins. Return the squid to the wok, add salt to taste. Add the spring onions; stir-fry for a further 2 mins and serve.

Glass Noodle Salad

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For Seasoning Sauce
Combine coriander root, garlic and chilli finely pound. Transfer to small saucepan, adding vinegar and sugar, mix well before placing over low heat, keep boiling and slightly thickened.
Remove from heat and add lime juice, mix well.

To Cook
Combine pork fillet, prawns and onion in a mixing bowl, adding 2 tbsp seasoning sauce, gently mix through.
Add glass noodle and 4 tbsp seasoning sauce, mix well. Combine tomatoes, celery leaves and the remaining seasoning sauce, gently mix well.
Serve in a serving plate, top with dried prawns.
Hint : To prepare glass noodle, just rinse with water and drain, before boiling over high heat for 3 mins and remove, drained and soak immediately in very cold water, until completely cool down, and drain.