CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Eggs, Dairy, Meats, Grains |
Hong Kong |
Frugal02 |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
5 |
|
Egg whites |
1/2 |
t |
Salt, or to taste |
1 1/2 |
T |
Cornstarch |
3/4 |
c |
Milk, cold |
1/2 |
lb |
Fresh crabmeat, cleaned |
1/4 |
c |
Peanut oil |
|
|
=== SAUCE === |
1 |
t |
Sesame oil |
1 |
t |
Soy sauce, light |
1 |
pn |
White pepper, or to taste |
|
|
=== GARNISH === |
1 |
T |
Virginia ham or Italian ham |
|
|
slivers |
1 |
T |
Chinese parsley, chopped |
INSTRUCTIONS
Whip the egg whites by hand until they are frothy. Add the salt. Blend
the milk and cornstarch together and combine with the crabmeat. Gently
fold in the egg whites. Heat the oil in a non-stick 12-inch frying pan
to normal scrambled-egg cooking temperature. Pour in the crab and egg
mixture and cook over a medium flame, stirring gently until the
mixture sets up. Add the sauce ingredients as the dish comes to
completion. Do not brown. Put on a serving platter and add the
garnishes. Comments: I cannot tell you enough about the glories of
Hong Kong. On my first visit a few years ago I wandered into the Jade
Palace Restaurant at the Star Ferry Dock Terminal. I could not imagine
what they could do with fried milk and crab, so I ordered the dish.
This is as close as I can come to this great delicacy, and my
rendition is pretty close. You will enjoy this. Recipe Source: THE
FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith From the 06-17-1992 issue - The
Springfield Union-News Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka
MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net 07-17-1994
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