Impress your guests. Use this secret recipe for Yee Sang sauce. Lou Sang 撈生捞鱼生 Lou Hei 撈起不用普通甜酱

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I grew up tossing yee sang each Chinese New Year back in Malaysia. It was a special dish using fresh ingredients and only served in restaurants during CNY. Unfortunately fresh produce as main ingredients started to disappear. Over the years more and more processed ingredients started to get into the dish. Around 2007, pre-packaged yee sang using mostly processed ingredients started showing up in supermarket shelves. Families started tossing yee sang at homes thereafter. It was around this time, home-chefs started to go back to using fresh ingredients for a healthier dish. I have no idea who , when, how and why yee sang started to adopt new names i.e. lou sang, lou hei and prosperity toss.
I started experimenting with fresh yee sang recipes a few years ago. My approach is to use fresh ingredients that are easily available. The combination of all the fresh produce used should bring out some sweetness and slight sour taste. Same approach with the sweet sauce base. I used apricot jam for this video. Feel free to replace with your own favourite jam. Fresh passion fruits is a good alternative too. Kaffir lime leaves was my secret ingredient that had my guests guessing. The kaffir lime fragrance added a new layer of sensation to their tastebuds.
This recipe is super versatile and all agak-agak. No right nor wrong. Just use what you like, taste test and adjust along the way.
You can't go wrong as long as you use fresh and quality ingredients.
Tip for a fun yee sang party
It's a lot of work for one person to do all the shredding. Delegate and go toss luck (as in pot luck). Get everyone to contribute at least one shredded ingredient each. Google a yee sang platter pix beforehand. All you need to do at the start of your party is to assemble your DIY yee sang platter. It's a lot more fun doing this together rather than alone.
Happy experimenting and tossing!
Soundtrack credit:
大地回春吳鶯音
春之晨周璇
中國上海三四十年代絕版名曲（二）
製作出版：李寧國
Copyright 2000 Lee Leng Kok