This time, we just kinda want these yam abacus beads.
And mum knows how to make them (grandma's recipe).
And trust me, homemade stuff is always better than the restaurants.
Or at least healthier and more reliable.
So we started off by steaming one whole yam.
We got the yam from the local market,
asked the Uncle to select a good yam.
Well, all of his yams are good as they just melt when you cook them.
So this dough was made by beating the steamed yam, along with some salt and
vegetable oil, and around 750g of tapioca starch.
Traditional cooking methods never have proper measurements,
it's always an approximate, or how we call it is "agar-agak".
So we just pinch out a small amount of dough, roll it into a ball and
pinch the middle to give it the abacus-like shape.
But I personally think it looks more like a red blood cell.
Do bear in mind that the beads will expand slightly when you cook them,
so roll them according to your desired size.
Over here are the ingredients used for the dish.
We have chopped cilantro, thin strips of cloud ear fungus, minced pork,
sliced mushroom, dried shrimps, chopped garlic and onion, and of course, the yam beads.
We pre-cooked the yam beads first by parboiling them until they float.
This started off with the garlic and onions, followed by the rest of the ingredients
except for the cilantro and beads.
Cook them until fragrant and season them with soy sauce as well as oyster sauce.
Then add the beads in and toss evenly, followed by the cilantro.
So, here you go!
Homemade Yam Abacus Beads.
