Celebrate Chinese New Year with Yu Sheng

Join us for the CNY "LO HEI" Celebration!

Date: 7 Feb 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 10am - 1pm
Location: Forever Building
Fee: $10 per person

Have you ever wonder why we Chinese have to "LO HEI"???

Fish symbolises happiness and prosperity.

Fish plays an especially impoert role in Chinese festive celebration. Fish, in the Chinese language, Yu, sounds like the word for "wish and abundance".

Not only is fish rich in meaning to the Chinese, it also provides good nutritional benefits to one's body with its Omega 3 acids and protein.

During Chinese New year, a colourful salad of raw fish and crunchy vegetables called "YU SHENG" is served in most of the places.

My favourite part is the mixing and tossing of the ingredients. For GOOD LUCK for the coming year, it is symobolic for everyone to toss the YU SHENG while calling out "LO HEI" which means abundance and growth.

It is believed that the higher you toss the salad, the greater your luck and prosperity for the year.


Recipe for YU SHENG is light, flavourful and easy to prepare. Get Ready to "LO HEI"!!!

- 100g fresh salmon, deboned, sliced in 3-4cm strips. (if you wish, may add on to Abalone)
- 2 cups finely shredded white radish
- 2 cups finely shredded carrot
- 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced
- 1 inch fresh ginger, shredded paper-thin
- 7 fresh lime leaves, finely shredded
- 4 springs fresh Chinese parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- Toasted sesame seeds for garnish
- 1 tbsp five spice powder

Dressing
- 2/3 cup plum sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Salt to taste
- Forever Honey to taste ----> Honey Review (next post)

Marinade
- 1 teaspoon corn oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp honey
- A pinch of white pepper
- A pinch of five spice powder
- Squeeze half lemon and salt taste.


Steps
1. In a separate bowls, cover finely shredded radish and carrots with cold water and set aside.
2. Mix all ingredients together to make the dressing. Set aside.
3. Combine marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Add fish slices and mix.
4. Rinse carrots. Mound each vegetable round the fish on the platter. Then scatter the ginger, parsley and lime leaves over the fish.
5. Finally, top the salad with peanut, sesame seeds and five spice powder. Pour the dressing over the salad.



Contributed by Lena Gan

Polaris Cooking




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