RECIPE: Lo Hei with Sesame and Chili-Soy Sauces from Hong Kong Disneyland
Who is ready to cook up some magic this Lunar New Year!? This holiday, also known as Spring Festival celebrates the promise of hope and new beginnings and is a time to gather with family and friends for Lo Hei (which means “tossing up good fortune.” This dish is a prosperity tossed salad which is typically made up of fresh fish, shredded vegetables, fried crackers and plum sauce.
Lunar New Year (also called Spring Festival) signals the coming of spring and the promise of hope and new beginnings. It is tradition to gather family and friends for Lo Hei (meaning “tossing up good fortune”) – a prosperity toss salad traditionally consisting of fresh fish, shredded vegetables, fried crackers, and plum sauce.
During Lunar New Year, each Lo Hei ingredient has a special symbolism in reference to the new year including: good fortune, eternal youth, prosperity, or strong ties with family and friends.
The dish is traditionally served on a large plate or platter and everyone at the meal joins together to toss and mix the ingredients while sharing aloud their well-wishes for the upcoming year. The higher the toss, the more prosperity the year ahead will bring.
Though you’ll find many interpretations of the dish, the chefs at Hong Kong Disneyland have come together this holiday to share their version with you. Its a delicious combination of ramen noodles, smoky salmon, briny abalone, prawns, shredded veggies and delicious sesame and chilli-soy sauce.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s get cooking!
Lo Hei with Sesame and Chili-Soy Sauces from Hong Kong Disneyland
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
LO HEI
- 1 medium (200 grams) seedless cucumber, julienne (1 1/4 cups)
- 3 large (220 grams) carrots, julienne (1 cup)
- 1 small (60 grams) Japanese turnip, julienne (2/3 cup)
- 1/4 cup (40 grams) thinly sliced seaweed of assorted colors
- 6 ounces (160 grams) prawn with shell
- 8 ounces (240 grams) ramen noodles
- 12 ounces (360 grams) sliced smoked salmon
- 5 ounces (160 grams) drained canned abalone (16 pieces)
CHILI-SOY SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) vegetable oil
- 3/4 teaspoon (4 grams) garlic paste
- 1 small (4 grams) red chili pepper, julienne
- 1/3 cup (75 milliliters) sweet soy sauce
TOPPINGS
- 3/4 cup (175 milliliters) roasted bottled sesame salad dressing
- 1 cup (60 grams) small rice crackers
- 1/2 cup (40 grams) fried shallots
DIRECTIONS:
FOR LO HEI:
- Wash julienned cucumber, carrot, turnip, and seaweed in cold water. Drain and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Bring large pot of water to boil. Add prawn and cook for 5 minutes, until they turn pink and curl. Remove with slotted spoon and place in cold water. Drain, then remove shells. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Bring large pot of water to boil. Add ramen noodles and cook 5 minutes, until soft. Drain and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Fold sliced smoked salmon into rings. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Rinse canned abalone in cold water. Drain and refrigerate until ready to serve.
FOR CHILI-SOY SAUCE:
- Heat vegetable oil in small skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, until hot. Add garlic paste and red chili pepper and sauté 5 minutes, until peppers are soft. Add soy sauce and remove from heat.
- Cool to room temperature before serving.
TO SERVE:
- Pour chili-soy sauce and roasted sesame dressing in separate small bowls.
- Place shredded vegetables and noodles on the bottom of large plate. Top with prawn, smoked salmon, and abalone.
- Sprinkle with rice crackers and fried shallots. Drizzle with chili-soy sauce and roasted sesame salad dressing and toss to mix.
For those that prefer a print-out version of the recipe you’ll find it here – LoHei-Recipe
Be sure to check out this special greeting from Walt Disney Imagineering Shanghai, and more Lunar New Year fun on the Disney Parks Blog!
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