Hed Chef: Yusheng

Start the year on a high note and toss up some fun with a colourful session of lo hei.

Representing prosperity and longevity, the yusheng lo hei or raw fish salad, is traditionally served on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year.

But it has since become a popular dish throughout the festive period.

INGREDIENTS

>>> 200g to 250g salmon sashimi, thinly sliced

>>> 6 pieces of square wanton skin

>>> ⅓ of a white radish, sliced into long strips

>>> ⅓ of a green radish, sliced into long strips

>>> 1 medium-sized carrot, sliced into long strips

>>> 2 limes, halved

>>> 45g preserved cucumber strips (green)

>>> 40g pickled ginger (white)

>>> 55g red sweetened ginger strips (white)

>>> 45g preserved mixed melon strips

>>> 35g sweetened lime strips

>>> 55g preserved gourd wax strips

>>> 50g crushed roasted peanuts

>>> 50g roasted white sesame seeds

>>> Pinch of white pepper

>>> Pinch of cinnamon powder

 

YUSHENG DRESSING

>>> 50ml raw fish salad sauce

>>> 40ml Knife Rice Bran Oil

METHOD

1. In separate bowls of ice water, soak the carrot, white radish and green radish for 15 minutes. 

2. Drain the water and place the vegetables in the fridge for them to dry.

3. Cut each wanton skin into nine smaller squares, about 2cm in width.

4. Fill a wok with Knife Rice Bran Oil to about 6cm-deep. Heat the oil until it begins to simmer.

Turn off the heat and immediately place half of the wanton skins into the hot oil, ensuring that they are evenly distributed. Use the frying slice to turn them over. Switch the heat to low if you see that the wanton skins are not browning quickly enough.

5. Remove the fried wanton skins from the oil and drain excess oil on kitchen paper. Set aside to use as a garnish for the yusheng.

6. Arrange the ingredients according to your preference. Place the raw salmon on the yusheng plate only when you are ready to serve.

7. Add the dressing just before the tossing begins.