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Stir-fried abalone with Ross’s sambal, ginger and purslane

I had a pressure cooker in mind when we went abalone diving, but Nick did an amazing job using a wok over Nene’s woodfired cooker.

Stir-fried abalone with Ross’s sambal, ginger and purslane

I had a pressure cooker in mind when we went abalone diving, but Nick did an amazing job using a wok over Nene's woodfired cooker.

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By Matthew Evans

Source: SBS


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  • serves 6 people
  • preparation 10 minutes
  • cooking 15 minutes
  • difficulty Easy level

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 fat thumb’s worth of ginger, shredded
  • 4 baby red onions (or use eschalots), peeled and sliced
  • 2 tbsp Ross’s red chilli sambal (or substitute sambal oelek)
  • 3 whole fresh abalone, beaten to tenderise
  • a big handful purslane

Instructions

Heat the oil in a wok. Mix the ginger, onion, sambal and abalone together well and quickly toss to stir-fry in the wok. As it comes from the heat, add the purslane and serve hot with steamed rice.

Cook’s Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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