Recently I made a trip to Malacca. It was madness as we ate and ate, probably 7-8 meals a day!
One of the things that we ate consecutively for 2 days was yam abacus, and from the same stall. It was soooo good that we “ta bao” (packet to go) back to the hotel and ate by the pool side while we conjure up plans for the next holiday.
So, out of nowhere, I was craving and decided to make some the other day. Adopted from Going With My Gut, I went supermarketing and planned to make them on Saturday, but I was already craving on Thursday! Those 2 days were so long.
Here, making these little doughs make me wished that I had bored one dozen kids and ordered them to knead them! These abacus become bigger and bigger as I get more impatient to finish them.
Finally done kneading and cooked them in boiling water!
Then, I fry them with hay bee (dried shrimps), black fungus, mushrooms and garlic.
Mental note: To add cuttlefish and mince pork next time I make them.
Well, I gave some to my in-laws for my regular Saturday family dinner and also on Sunday morning, I brought some to the dog pool to share them with my neighbors (we regularly bring our pooch to the dog pool on Sunday morning that it has become a ritual!), all of them liked the texture but find it too bland. I didn’t add any salt to the dough but seasoned the frying ingredients with salt, fish sauce and a little soy sauce.
I guessed I’ve kinda succeeded making yam abacus and will be gunning to make them this coming CNY!
