Hi, I’m back with the usual quick translations for those who don’t really understand Cantonese or read Chinese subs. Remus had a hard time in finding a big iceberg lettuce in the market, so he ended up buying two small ones. Today, Remus is cooking “Braised fish maw with abalone and mushrooms”, he said since it’s Chinese New Year, so food should be more ‘luxurious’. ⭐Ingredients --> Fish maw, abalone (canned), shiitake mushrooms, iceberg lettuce, garlic, ginger, oil, shaoxing wine, rock sugar, oyster sauce, and dark soy sauce. Firstly, he took out the label from the can because the can will be put into boiling water for 1 hour (to cook the abalone inside) in low to medium heat. This is to make the abalone softer than just taking it out straight from the can which is usually chewier. After 1 hour, DO NOT open the can immediately as hot water will splash out if you open it. Just take it out and leave it to cool down. Next, add oil into the wok and stir fry ginger and garlic till fragrant. Then, add mushrooms in high heat. Then add a bit of shaoxing wine. After that, add the water that you soaked the mushrooms in. Close the lid till it boils, then let it braise in low heat for about 30 minutes. 😅(At this point he forgot to put seasoning in the soup, so please refer to the bottom marked with*** for the actual recipe) Wash the fish maw thoroughly especially the inside. Use a scissors to cut it, slightly bigger so it looked better. For the lettuce, with the stem at the bottom side, slam it down like Remus did on the chopping board. He said this will force the stem to go upwards and opens up the lettuce nicely. The stem is cleanly and easily taken out. Then split the lettuce in half just once is enough. He didn’t use the leftovers on the chopping board and wash the ones on his hands. Then he came back in a hurry saying he was enjoying his coffee and said he forgot to put seasoning in the soup. ***So he adds some rock sugar and oyster sauce. He said sometimes he will put in one or two dried scallops to braise with it too to make the dish tastes better BUT HE FORGOT about it! Haha. Last night, he was too busy and forgot about things. Anyway, test the taste to see if it’s salty enough. If all good, close the lid. He then proceeds to drink his coffee~ Open the cooled down can. Strain the abalone water and save it for some other dish. With a pot of boiling water with salt, sugar and a bit of oil… blanched the lettuce for a few seconds, then put it on a strainer. Do not overcook the lettuce as it won’t taste good. It will still be cooking even if you take it out since there’s still heat, so it will be just nice if you take it out after a few seconds. After 40 minutes of braising at the wok, take out the ginger and garlic first. Add salt to taste. Then put in the fish maws and abalones in low heat. Add dark soy sauce to give it a better color. Put the lid back on and let it braise for a while. Remember to watch over it and not let the liquid dry out. Next, add starch slurry into it in low heat. He said to reduce the sauce to a good amount since the lettuce has some water in it too, so during plating/serving it will have decent amount of sauce. At the end, he’s so pleased with the dish that he’s staring at it~ Haha. Remus reminds us not to cook the fish maw too long and use his cooking method to cook the canned abalone, otherwise it’s “no good”. For this Year Of The Tiger, Remus wishes everyone good luck and health… as healthy as a tiger! If you find this translation useful or want me to continue in future, please give a like to this comment. Me or my mother are planning to cook canned abalone too this Chinese New Year, so perhaps we will make this for the family because it looks absolutely delicious and presentation is very nice. Thank you, Remus! - ❤ Love, Aarin from Malaysia
@MRSLEONLAI2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the translation!!! I cannot read Chinese, only understand most of the Cantonese!!😁😁😁. Keep up the great work! 👍👍👍
@tonychenh41422 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@beckylui70952 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Aarin!! Can use your version for my Filipino helper!
@aarinfantasy2 жыл бұрын
@@beckylui7095 No problem Becky! Glad to help and I really wanted to share Remus' recipe to more people. 😊