How to Cook Sweet and Sour Abalone Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 150 grams abalone mushrooms, washed. Drain well and pat dry them. 
  

  
  
  
• 0.38 green pepper, cut into wedges or cubes 
• 0.75 tomato, cut into wedges 

  

  
  
• 0.19 cucumber 

  

  

  
  
• 15 grams ginger, finely chopped

Batter

• 112.5 grams all-purpose flour, sifted
• 15 grams rice flour, sifted
• 0.38 teaspoon baking powder, sifted
• 0.38 teaspoon salt
• 0.38 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 150-165 ml water. It depends on how much flour is needed. Add enough water so that the batter has a runny texture.

Sweet and Sour sauce

• 1 1/2 tablespoon tomato sauce
• 0.75 tablespoon sweet chiili sauce
• 0.75 tablespoon sugar
• 0.75 tablespoon plum sauce
  
• 0.75 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1.13 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (as substitute for white vinegar)
• 3 tablespoons water

Instructions

1. W\ash the abalone mushrooms and slightly press it to remove water in it. Using paper towel, press to further dry the mushrooms. Tear the larger abalone mushrooms into smaller pieces and set it aside. 
   
   
   
2. Cut the green pepper, tomato, cucumber and pineapple into pieces.
3. Skin, shred and chop the ginger.
4. Mix all the sauce ingredients together in  a small bowl and set it aside.
5. Whisk together all the batter ingredients to deep fry the mushrooms. 

   

   
   
6. Heat oil in a pan or wok over medium high heat. Oil is ready for frying when bubbles start to form. 

   

   
   
7. Dip the mushrooms into the batter and gently drop it into the hot oil, one at a time. 

   

   

   
   
8. Deep fry them in batches untill both sides of the mushrooms turn light golden brown for about 3 to 5 minutes. 

   

   
   
9. Remove the mushrooms from the oil and strain excess on a paper towel. 

   

   
   
10. Add 1 tablespoon cooking oil into the pan / wok. Saute chopped ginger pieces till fragrant. 

    

    
    
11. Add in all the cut vegetables and pineapples, Fry them till aromatic and turn soft. 

    

    

    
    
12. Pour in the sweet and sour sauce. Let it come to a boil, reduce heat and allow it to simmer untill the sauce thickens. 

    

    

    
    
13. Turn off the heat. Add in the fried abalone mushrooms and briefly mix to coat evenly with the sauce in the pan or wok. Serve it.