Slow Cooked Abalone with Steamed Asparagus
seasoned with mirin, soy sauce and sesame oil
Ingredients:
- 6 Ausab Premium Australian Abalone, defrosted in the refrigerator overnight
- 1 bunch of asparagus
- 1 clove of garlic, sliced
- 4 slices of fresh ginger
- 1 red chilli, sliced
- 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon of sesame oil
- Salt and pepper to season
- 1 tablespoon of mirin
- 1 tablespoon of light soy
- 1 tablespoon of sliced spring onion
Instructions:
- Rinse the abalone in shell under cool, fresh water
- Lightly steam the asparagus and set aside to cool
- Heat the sunflower oil in the pan, and add garlic and ginger and lightly fry
- Add the whole abalone and fry until the meat starts to caramelise
- Reduce the heat to the minimum and add chilli and sesame oil
- Cook at a low heat for 10-20 minutes or until the meat is cooked through
- Finish with mirin, soy and spring onions
- Allow to cool slightly then gently remove the meat from the shell
- Remove the gut from the meat
- Slice and arrange in the shell with the asparagus