Chinese Recipe - Stuffed Abalone with Shrimp Paste

Ingredients:

• 6 baby abalone, canned
  
• 120 gm shrimp paste
  
• 100 gm meat paste
  
• 15 gm carrot, minced
  
• 1 sprig spring onion, diced
  
• ¼ tsp chopped garlic

Marinades:

• ¼ tsp salt
  
• Pinch of pepper

Seasoning:

• 1 tsp oyster sauce
  
• 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• ½ tsp sugar
  
• Dash of sesame oil

Thickening:

• 1 tsp cornflour solution

Directions:

1. Combine shrimp paste, meat paste and diced spring onion with marinades.
2. Drain abalone well. Slice a slit in the middle. Stuff in filling.
3. Steam for 12 minutes over high heat. Remove and arrange on a plate.
4. Heat wok with 1 tbsp oil, stir fry chopped garlic till fragrant. Add in minced carrot and seasoning, bring to the boil and pour over abalone.