Year of the Horse yee sang

Yee sang (also known as yueshang) is a sashimi fish salad popular in Singapore, Malaysia and China, eaten during Lunar New Year and shared amongst groups – the rule is, whoever tosses their yee sang the highest gets the best luck for the year to come!

Credit: Jiwon Kim

• serves

  4-6

• prep

  15 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 300 g sashimi-grade salmon, thinly sliced
• 300 g sashimi-grade kingfish, thinly sliced
• 10 wonton wrappers, shredded and deep-fried until crispy
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
• 2 carrots, thinly julienned
• 1 continental cucumber, peeled, deseeded and julienned
• 1 daikon, thinly julienned
• 6 leaves young Chinese cabbage, thinly shredded
• 1 large pink grapefruit, torn into small pieces (peel, pith, seeds and any membrane removed)
• 1 small bunch coriander, leaves picked
• 2 tbsp Japanese red pickled ginger, drained, thinly julienned
• ½ cup lightly crushed roasted peanuts
• 2 makrut lime leaves, stems removed and thinly sliced
• 2 sheets nori

Instructions

1. Arrange the salad ingredients in decorative piles on a large platter. You can just place the ingredients in piles, or arrange them to create a picture or message for the new year. You can use the nori for creating outlines or shadows. Use kitchen scissors to trim the nori into the shapes you need. This is all about decoration.
2. For the dressing, combine the ingredients in a bowl and stir well to combine.
3. Place multiple pairs of chopsticks (1 pair per person) around the platter and gather the attendees around the platter. Pour the dressing over the salad and have the attendees toss the salad high in the air to mix well. Happy Lunar New Year!

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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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