Abalone

Every year without fail, mil will give us 3 cans of abalone during Chinese New Year.

Like most of the peeps, i'm the kind who will keep and keep until year end comes not because of any particular reason but mostly because i 'bu she de' to eat them. Lol.

This year is no different than the years before. This month alone, we've eaten 2 cans! Haha.. as for the other can, hmm.. maybe i'll open it when my mom comes *wink*.

Just the other day, mil offered me another can but i declined politely. Really running out of ideas what to eat them with! Lol.. think both of us are trying to clear the old stock before new stock comes in :PpPP

I know nuts on how to cook abalone. Hb usually likes to eat it just like that, without cooking. He likes the original taste. So what i do is, cook porridge or mee sua to go with it and sometimes, even instant noodles! :P

Personally, i prefer the Horse Brand abalone, which we've been eating for the past few years. This year, fil bought New Moon brand instead. I find it a tad too tough for my liking. Told mil this and i was told to cook the whole can (unopened) in the boiling water for 3 hours to get the best out of it.

Hmm.. perhaps i'll try this with my next can aye?

New Moon brand abalone

Abalone to go with minced pork porridge. Splendid!

Minced pork porridge with dried scallops, dried abalone, dried oysters and garnished with fried shallots and tong chai. Too bad i didn't have chopped spring onion nor parsley..