What a bonus it was. Spotted one of Papa's favourite food there. Sea-cucumber. It seems that Mommy Ling's uncle steam the sea-cucumber instead of braise it or making soup with it.
Interesting way of cooking the sea-cucumber wor. She quickly shoot Mommy Ling a few questions and next morning went to the nearby super-market to get some sea-cucumbers. Of course not those good grades ones la like what Mommy Ling's uncle bought.
She bought some cheap ones to experiment. Since it's cheap one....size also very tiny la. two bites finito.
Came home..stuffed them with minced meat (Pork+chopped Prawns+ grated Jicama) . Add some salt and pepper to the minced meat. Before steaming, she drizzled a bit of oyster sauce on top and cover the plate with clinging wrap.
The steamed sea-cucumber taste pretty good leh. Not "lembik" or melted. It was rather "springy and chewy texture" as Mommy Ling said in her blog.
Yummy...this recipe is for keeps then. Thank you very much to Mommy Ling for introducing this lovely way of cooking sea cucumber.
I read on this stuffed sea cucumber somewhere but forget which food blog.
ReplyDeleteI love sea cucumber. Mamarazzi is a good cook, sure make small kucing's tummy happy. :)
Meal looks interesting and yummy. Love from Poland. Have a great weekennd
ReplyDeleteI want many many of these, full of collagen goodness which is good for skin :)
ReplyDeleteOh me too, I was eyeing on the fish too.
ReplyDeleteI prefer to eat sea cucumber with normal braised pork or with broccoli.
ReplyDeleteI like sea cucumber, but it don't come cheap, and beside, i do not know how to cook it, so eat once a year at my auntie place during CNY...
ReplyDeleteKathy...that is restaurant dish :) you are a great cook now...WK so blessed now hehe
ReplyDeleteFuiyoh, got sea cucumber to eat wor, expensive stuff.. Full of collagen goodness..
ReplyDeletePandainya Mamarazzi ni... I love seas cucumbers too... will try this one day when I buy them... Thumbs up to Ling for introducing this new dish.. hahahaa...
ReplyDeleteMeat-stuffed sea cucumber, nice. Collagen, eat a lot, will stay young. Me, no hope lah. Too old already plus cannot afford, so expensive. Hehehehehe!!!
ReplyDeleteafter long hiatus during CNY, Mamarazzi must be more hardworking leh, other than blog hopping, also need to fast fast clear up all the basi post dei.. hmmm, this Mamarazzi got ultra-sensitive nose she could even smell recipes in "previous post"!! hahaha~~
ReplyDeleteUncle SK also likes sea cucumber, but almost 100% of those he has eaten before are braised in dark sauce only leh.. this steam mince pork and prawn stuffed sea cucumber is indeed something new and looks absolutely delicious!! such a creative idea from Mommy Ling, and lucky Mamarazzi to have found it!!!
ReplyDeleteoooh, got lots of gravy ke?? maybe the juice from all the fresh ingredient kot?? must be the pork and prawns, but then Mamarazzi's cheap sea cucumber not big enough to absorb all the juice la?? hehe.. next time can place a layer of Chinese cabbage at the bottom so they can rendam and masak in the gravy itself, wah!!! sedap leh like that~~
ReplyDeleteI super like sea cucumber! Like that I must also go and buy and try this steaming style with mined meat.
ReplyDeletewah, this Kucing family like having seafood everyday huh?? orang kaya, but Small Kucing is a cat, sure likes to eat fish more la, hehe!! but fish no wear specs, why Small Kucing has four eyes?? :p
ReplyDeleteLooks really pleasing. Have tasted sea cucumber but never cooked before.
ReplyDeleteWaaa...from which market did you buy these cheaper sea cucumbers? I want to try too! Thank you in advance. :)
ReplyDeletesea cucumber reminds me of collagen :D
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting. My next trip to the wet market must remember to look for small sea cucumber to copy this recipe also. Lol!
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried cooking sea cucumber before.
ReplyDeleteSea-cucumbers are new for me
ReplyDeleteI love sea cucumbers, must try this next time.
ReplyDeleteSorry -- but not for me! I prefer the normal, green cucumbers.
ReplyDeleteMamarazzi is just getting better in cooking after exploring many ways of others. I can see that Mamarazzi has prepared a complete and wholesome meal for the family.
ReplyDeleteHello, I never tried a sea cucumber. So I will take your word that it is delicious. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteI also love to eat sea cucumbers but I like to eat them soft soft so prefer to braise them than steam them. Good to hear that Papa Kucing loves the new dish Mama Kucing cooked. Thumbs up!
ReplyDeletei have never heard of, nor eaten sea cucumbers. it does sound like serving it on rice would be good with all the gravy!!!
ReplyDeleteI have never tried them and will have to see if our specialty store has them the next time I go there. I always enjoy seeing different kinds of foods in other parts of the world. This looks very interesting. I tried a dragon fruit for the first time yesterday. It was really good! Thank you for sharing this. I like fish too!
ReplyDeleteblessings......
ReplyDeleteI don't think i have ever had those - sea cucumbers that is, though i do not eat pork i suppose one can substitute it with any other meat.
thanks for sharing
Stay blessed.
Rhapsody
I never had sea cucumber ... but I like breaded kalamari, which is chewy as well, lil kitten ... and fish !!! Always and every day ... smiles ... Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteSeems delicious! Bon apetit!
ReplyDeleteSea cucumber is one of the hot topic during CNY, but I'm never a fan despite hubby raving about it. Not sure why but maybe it's the thought of handling it that puts me off. Hahaha! Kudos to you for whipping up this CNY dish, Kathy! xoxo
ReplyDeleteConsider quite good for cooking steamed sea cucumber for the very first time. Congratz congratz!
ReplyDeleteI love this sea cucumber, simply yummy to eat! Just that it looks a bit gerli when it's raw la, hehehe :p
ReplyDeleteI had this during CNY, and I love sea-cucumber. Yes, it's steamed too! awww..I miss my mom's cooking.
ReplyDeletehope you are doing well.
ReplyDeleteOh I have never tried sea cucumber and I find it so intriguing .. I wonder how its tastes like
ReplyDeleteI love sea cucumber too! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! I saw it at her blog as well coz I was in Sibu during CNY so I didn't have a chance to eat it. Sea cucumbers getting more expensive now coz of the high demand in China. We get it more from PNG (Papua New Guinea) in Sarawak nowadays.
I've never tried sea cucumber before.. but I love fish too! hehe
ReplyDeleteAi @ Sakura Haruka
steam!haven't tried it like that before
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of sea cucumber :)
ReplyDeleteLiking fish is so good for you! I also see the need for clean public toilets! In other post!
ReplyDeleteInteresting way to cook sea cucumber with so sweet gravy. How about frying them like breaded calamari?
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