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Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot

魚腐娃娃菜煲

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — finished dish

Total time: 27 min
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Soft fish puffs soak up broth in a quick pot with baby napa cabbage and fresh mushrooms.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

250 g cooked chilled fish puffs
400 g baby napa cabbage
100 g fresh shiitake mushrooms
10 g ginger
2 stalks spring onions

Pot broth

500 ml unsalted chicken stock
1 tsp light soy sauce
0.125 tsp ground white pepper

Aromatic frying oil

1 tbsp cooking oil

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — ingredients

02

Tools

kitchen knife
cutting board
mixing bowl
lidded soup pot
measuring jug
long-handled spoon
sieve
spatula
ladle
kitchen tongs
serving bowls

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — tools

03

Steps

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Check the pack and use cooked fish puffs stored chilled as labelled

Step 1

Check the pack and use cooked fish puffs stored chilled as labelled

Check the pack and use cooked fish puffs stored chilled as labelled.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Separate, wash and drain the cabbage leaves

Step 2

Separate, wash and drain the cabbage leaves

Separate, wash and drain the cabbage leaves.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Cut stems into four-centimetre lengths and keep tender leaves separate

Step 3

Cut stems into four-centimetre lengths and keep tender leaves separate

Cut stems into four-centimetre lengths and keep tender leaves separate.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Remove mushroom stems, halve the caps and slice ginger

Step 4

Remove mushroom stems, halve the caps and slice ginger

Remove mushroom stems, halve the caps and slice ginger.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Cut spring onions, separating white and green parts

Step 5

Cut spring onions, separating white and green parts

Cut spring onions, separating white and green parts.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Heat oil and fry ginger and onion whites over medium heat for thirty seconds

Step 6

Heat oil and fry ginger and onion whites over medium heat for thirty seconds

Heat oil and fry ginger and onion whites over medium heat for thirty seconds.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Add cabbage stems and mushrooms and stir-fry for two minutes

Step 7

Add cabbage stems and mushrooms and stir-fry for two minutes

Add cabbage stems and mushrooms and stir-fry for two minutes.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Pour in stock and soy sauce and bring to a boil

Step 8

Pour in stock and soy sauce and bring to a boil

Pour in stock and soy sauce and bring to a boil.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Add fish puffs, cover and simmer for five minutes

Step 9

Add fish puffs, cover and simmer for five minutes

Add fish puffs, cover and simmer for five minutes.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Press leaves gently into the broth and simmer three minutes until tender

Step 10

Press leaves gently into the broth and simmer three minutes until tender

Press leaves gently into the broth and simmer three minutes until tender.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Cut open a fish puff to check it is piping hot inside; continue cooking if needed

Step 11

Cut open a fish puff to check it is piping hot inside; continue cooking if needed

Cut open a fish puff to check it is piping hot inside; continue cooking if needed.

Fish Puffs and Baby Napa Cabbage Pot — Stir in onion greens and white pepper and transfer to a serving bowl

Step 12

Stir in onion greens and white pepper and transfer to a serving bowl

Stir in onion greens and white pepper and transfer to a serving bowl.

Common mistakes

Do not add tender leaves at the start or break the puffs with vigorous stirring.

Tips

Fish puffs absorb liquid readily; keep a little broth in the pot. Fish puffs may contain egg and soy; read the allergen label first.