FOOCHOW TUAI WON CHAR

大碗炒

Tuai Won Char

in foochow

simply means "Big Bowl Fried Vegetable"

This is a common dish

in the Chinese Community

but 

different dialects

have their special ingredients added if I am not wrong

Foochow ancestors

live by the seaside

so the ingredients automatically include seafood

like prawns, sea cucumber and cuttle fish

Another must have

is the fried bean curd skin and glass noodles

As for other

types and amount of ingredients put in

varies according to availability 

during that time

This dish is served

during celebrations especially Chinese New Year

where there is abundance of food 

To get a taste of all food available

simply put them together

and

present it in a big bowl

so

everyone can pick what they want to eat 

from this big bowl 

during family re-union

A great idea isn't it?

Tuai Won Char

green leafy vegetables (I use chye sin flowers)

chinese long cabbage

carrot, sliced

prawns

cuttle fish (I use sea cucumber)

dried bean curd skin (DO NOT WASH)

glass noodles, soaked & drained

black fungus, soaked & shredded

mushroom (I use dried ones, soaked & shredded)

gingko nuts

pork, sliced or minced

shallots, shredded

2 slices of ginger

oyster sauce

pepper & soya sauce 

1) heat some oil in the kuali, fry dried bean curd, remove 

2) add shallots & fry till fragrant, remove

3) add ginger slice and fry until fragrant

4) add pork, carrots, mushrooms, black fungus, gingko nuts & fry

5) add prawns, cuttle fish and the rest of the vegetables

6) add water & let cook until ready

7) add the remaining ingredients, fried bean curd skin & fried shallots

8) add oyster sauce, soya sauce & pepper to taste

9) serve hot