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Teochew Seafood Claypot Congee

groups4 servingsspeedMediumcountertopsPrep: 10 minsskilletCook: 30 minsscheduleTotal: 40 minsoutdoor_grillStewed
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skilletInstruction

7 Steps Total
01
Preparation
00:00:02
  • Clean and cut the mud crab into pieces
  • Clean the tiger prawns and remove the veins
  • Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in water in advance and slice into strips
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Watch out

When cleaning seafood, watch out for sharp shell spikes to avoid scratching the fingers.

Ingredients:Mud crabTiger Prawnssoaked shiitake mushrooms
Tools:cutting boardcleaver
02
Active Cooking
00:01:35
  • Add 150ml oil to the wok, pan-fry 8g dried sole over low heat until fragrant, then cut into strips
  • Add 12g shiitake mushrooms and stir-fry briefly until aromatic, then remove
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Watch out

Pan-fry the dried sole over low heat, otherwise it will easily burn and turn bitter.

Ingredients:Cooking oil (150 ml)dried sole (8 g)soaked shiitake mushrooms (12 g)
Tools:wokchopsticks
03
Active Cooking
00:01:55
  • Blend 200g Puning soybean paste into a puree using a food processor
  • Heat oil, fry 20g minced garlic until bubbles decrease and garlic turns slightly yellow
  • Add soybean paste and stir continuously
  • Add 20g peanut sauce and 20g satay sauce, mix well and remove
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Stir continuously while cooking the sauce, otherwise it will easily stick to the bottom and turn bitter.

Ingredients:Puning soybean paste (200 g)Garlic (20 g)peanut sauce (20 g)satay sauce (20 g)
Tools:saucepanblender
04
Active Cooking
00:02:26
  • Prepare 150g unwashed short-grain rice, put in wok and dry-fry over low heat until slightly yellow
  • Rinse the fried rice, place in claypot, add 2000ml water
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a ladle to prevent sticking
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Stir-fry the rice over low heat constantly, otherwise it will easily burn.

Ingredients:short-grain rice (150 g)water (2000 ml)
Tools:claypotwok
05
Active Cooking
00:03:12
  • Simmer for about 10 minutes until the porridge releases gelatin
  • Add 50g minced pork, prepared dried sole strips, and mushrooms
  • Cook until the pork turns white
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Push the rice gently, otherwise crushing the grains will ruin the characteristic texture.

Ingredients:minced pork belly (50 g)dried solesoaked shiitake mushrooms
Tools:claypot
06
Active Cooking
00:03:34
  • Add all the mud crab and tiger prawns and cook for 2 minutes
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Do not overcook the seafood after adding it, otherwise the prawn and crab meat will become tough and lose sweetness.

Ingredients:Mud crab (2 jin)Tiger Prawns (1 jin)
Tools:claypot
07
Active Cooking
00:03:41
warningStay safe

Must wear heat-insulating gloves when moving a burning claypot to avoid burns.

  • Add 1g white pepper powder and 30g pickled mustard greens
  • Add 1 tablespoon peanut sauce, mix well
  • Add 15g salt (or fish sauce) to season
  • Finally sprinkle with fried garlic, celery bits, and a little sesame oil
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Watch out

Pickled mustard greens are already salty, so be careful when adding salt, otherwise it will become too salty.

Ingredients:white pepper powder (1 g)pickled sour mustard greens (30 g)peanut sauce (1 tbsp)Salt (15 g)
Tools:claypotladle

groceryAll Ingredients

Mud crab2 jin
Tiger Prawns1 jin
short-grain rice150 g
water2000 ml
minced pork belly50 g
Garlic20 g
dried sole8 g
soaked shiitake mushrooms12 g
Salt15 g
white pepper powder1 g
pickled sour mustard greens30 g
Cooking oil150 ml
Puning soybean paste200 g
peanut sauce20 g
satay sauce20 g

blenderAll Tools Needed

cutting boardcleaverwokchopstickssaucepanblenderclaypotladle