Chinese Recipe - Slice Cold Abalone

Ingredients:

• ½ lb fresh abalone
  
• 1 stalk leek
  
• 5 slices ginger
  
• 3 tbsp wine
  
• 1 tbsp salt

Sauce:

• 2 tbsp vinegar
  
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
  
• 1 tsp sugar
  
• 1 tsp sesame oil
  
• ¼ tsp MSG

Directions:

1. Scrub fresh abalone with brush and salt. Then remove meat from shell.
2. Using plenty of water, boil abalone along with leek, ginger, wine, and salt for 2 hours until meat is tender.
3. Remove meat from water and cut off black spongy part.
4. When cool, slice very thin.
5. Mix sauce ingredients and cover sliced abalone with sauce before serving.

Note: If dried abalone is used, soak it in water for 3 to 4 days before boiling. If canned abalone is used, simply slice and cover with sauce.