Hakka Abacus (客家算盘子)

Hakka Abacus

 Yam / Taro

 Nice motives.

Please note when cutting yam do use glove as yam is sticky and may cause hand to itch

 Cut into cubes

 Cook yam first with water until very soft and smash to paste

Tapioca Flour

 Add the tapioca flour into yam paste

 Form a dough like this

 Make into small balls and press in, in the middle

 Cook abacus in water first

Abacus will float when its cook

 Minced Dried Shrimp

 Dried Shitake mushroom, sliced

 Wood ear mushroom, sliced 

 Bean sprout

 Garlic for sautéing 

Sauté both mushroom, dried shrimp until fragrant, add in cooked abacus lastly bean sprout. Add soya sauce and pepper to taste. 

The final product