Vegetarian Yam Basket 素香芋缽

This yam basket is crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. It's filled with stir fry mixed vegetables. This delicious and impressive dish is popular at most Chinese restaurant. And now you can make this at home. Check out the recipe below:- Ingredients: - Yam – 300g Wheat Starch – 30g Hot Boiling Water – 50ml Vegetable Shortening – 1 Tbsp Seasonings: - Sugar – 1 Tsp Five Spice Powder – ¼ Tsp Salt – ½ Tsp White Pepper – ¼ Tsp Fillings: - Rice vermicelli – 20g Fresh Mushrooms – 5 pcs Baby Corn – 5 pcs Sugar Snap Peas – 5 pcs Ginger – 6 slices Red Capsicum – small piece Cashew nuts – 20g Sauce: - Vegetarian Mushroom Sauce – 2 Tbsp Sugar – ½ Tsp Soy Sauce – 1 Tbsp Water – 80ml Oil – 2 Tbsp Cornstarch Slurry – 2 Tbsp Instructions: - 1) Yam cut into thin slices. Steam for 20 minutes until soft. 2) Wheat starch mix with hot boiling water. Stir thoroughly into paste. Cover with cling wrap and set aside. 3) Transfer cooked yam into a big bowl. Add in seasonings. Mix well and mash. 4) Add in vegetable shortening and wheat starch paste. Mix well. Add some wheat starch if dough is too wet. 5) Dust some wheat starch on a flat surface. Transfer yam dough on flat surface and shape into a ring. Put in freezer approx. 1 hour. 6) Heat oil in a wok. Fry rice vermicelli drain oil and set aside. 7) Gently place yam ring on a sieve. Deep fry yam ring until golden brown. Drain and set aside. 8) Heat oil in a wok, stir fry ginger until fragrant. Add in mushrooms followed by other vegetables. Stir fry until vegetables are soft add in sauce. 9) Add in cornstarch slurry and cook until sauce thickens. 10) Place fried rice vermicelli on the plate, yam ring on top. 11) Place stir fry ingredients into yam ring. Garnish with roasted cashew nuts. This recipe is brought to you by Rubine Kitchen Appliances. Hood: Rubine Novara Hob: Rubine Lotoflexi Follow Rubine Malaysia Facebook & YouTube for more interesting post. #vegetariandish #rubine #citylifemeal #stayhome #chinesecooking #asiancooking