Chinese New Year is coming in just a few days. I will be make "Big Bowl Pot" 盆菜 for our CNY dinner party. Therefore, I made this as a trial and also made this as family new year celebration dish for my family. My girls love black moss and dried oyster. And this is my husband's favourite new year dish. I added roast port and canned abalone to the recipe.
髮菜煮法 Preparing the black moss:
材料 Ingredients
髮菜 15克 15g black moss
生粉 （清洗髮菜用 ） 1湯匙＋油1湯匙 1 tbsp cornstarch＋1 tbsp oil for cleaning
鹽 1茶匙 1 tsp salt
糖 1茶匙 1 tsp sugar
酒 2茶匙 2 tsp wine
雞湯 1/2杯 1/2 cup chicken stock
油 1湯匙 1 tbsp oil
浸髮菜方法/Preparing the black moss
1. 髮菜放入一大碗水中，浸泡一個早上，待髮菜的雜質沉澱，然後瀝乾。用1湯匙生粉及1湯匙油洗擦髮菜。
Soak the black moss in plenty of cold water for one morining to allow sand and soil to sink into the bottom of the bowl, Drain the black moss. Now rub 1 tbsp cornstarch and 1 tbsp oil into the black moss.
2. .然後將髮菜過水，需要換水重複清洗數次，盡可能把髮菜的雜質洗掉。擠乾髮菜，碗底會留有細小沙泥。
Rinse the black moss in several changes of water, removing as much of the impurities as possible. Squeeze dry the black moss. There will be fine sand at the bottom of the bowl.
3. 髮菜以鹽、糖、酒、雞湯和油調味。
Season the black moss with salt, sugar, wine, chicken stock and oil.
4. 用錫紙蓋好，隔水蒸半小時，備用。
Cover with aluminium foil and steam for 1/2 hour. Set aside the steamed black moss.
蠔豉煮法/Preparing the semi-dried oysters
材料
材料 Ingredients
日本大蠔豉 12隻 12 large Japanese-dried oysters
中型冬菇（浸透） 18隻 18 Chinese mushrooms, medium size, soaked
燒豬腩（起肉，切成長塊） 400克 400g roast belly pork, rib bones removed and cut into rectangular pieces
乾瑤柱（蒸熟後拆散） 1/4杯 1/4 cup dried scallop ,steamed and shredded
唐生菜 500克 500g Chinese lettuce
薑 3至4片 3-4 pieces ginger
葱段 3至4條 3-4 sprigs spring onion
油（煎蠔豉用） 1湯匙 1 tbsp oil for searing
蠔豉醃料 Oyster Marinade
鹽 1/2茶匙 1/2 tsp salt
糖 1茶匙 1 tsp sugar
薑汁 1茶匙 1 tsp ginger juice
紹興酒 1湯匙 1 tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine
生粉 1茶匙 1 tsp cornstarch
油 1湯匙 1 tbsp oil
煨蠔豉汁 Braising seasoning
雞湯 1杯 1 cup chicken stock
水 1杯 1 cup water
蠔油 1湯匙 1 tbsp oyster sauce
老抽 1湯匙 1 tbsp dark soya sauce
糖 1茶匙 1 tsp sugar
鹽 1/4茶匙 1/4 tsp salt
紹興酒 1湯匙 1 tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine
玫瑰露酒 1茶匙 1 tsp rose wine
麻油 1茶匙 1 tsp sesame oil
芡料 Cornstarch mixture
生粉 2茶匙 2 tsp cornstarch
水 2湯匙 2 tbsp water
1. 蠔豉浸凍水10分鐘至軟身，然後用手指擦掉蠔豉污垢和沙泥。除去較硬部分，棄掉。用清水沖洗，再用乾淨布塊將蠔豉徹底擦乾。
Soak the dried oysters in cold water for 10 minutes, then rub gently with your fingers to get rid of dirt and sand. Remove and discard the hard muscles. Rinse well with water, drain and dry thoroughly with a clean towel.
2. 用鹽、糖、薑汁、酒、生粉和油醃勻。
Marinate the oysters with salt, sugar, ginger, juice, wine, cornstarch and oil.
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3.燒熱一平底煎鍋，加1湯匙油燒滾，爆香薑片和葱段。放入蠔豉煎至金黃。
Heat up a heavy, flat-bottomed frying pan, add 1 tbsp oil, and when hot, fry the ginger and spring onion until fragrant. Now sear the dried oysters in this oil until golden brown.
4. 灒下兩種酒（紹興酒和玫瑰露），然後注入雞湯和水。將蠔豉和湯汁置入燜鍋中。
Sizzle in the two types of wine（Shaoxing and rose wine）, then splash in the chicken stock and water.Transfer the oysters and sauce into a braising pan.
5. 加入乾瑤柱絲，再放蠔油、老抽、糖和鹽調味。滾起後收細火，加蓋燜1小時，中途視乎情況添加水分。
Add the shredded dry scallop, and season with oyster sauce, dark soya sauce, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to a fast simmer, covered, for 1 hour, replenish with water if necessary.
6. 加入燒豬腩肉和冬菇，一起和蠔豉再燜半小時。中途視乎情況添加水分。燜完要有1杯肉汁剩餘。濾出肉汁備用。
Add the roast belly pork pieces, mushrooms and continue to braise with the oyster for 30 minutes; add more liquid if necessary, make sure there remains 1 cup of liquid at the end of cooking. Drain the sauce and set aside.
7.將蠔豉排放在一深碗底部，上放一層燒肉，再放冬菇，最後是髮菜，淋上之前濾出的肉汁，隔水蒸20分鐘。
Arrange oysters at the bottom of a deep bowl, then a layer of roast pork, a layer of mushrooms and finally cover with dark moss. Pour the drained sauce into the bowl and steam for 20 minutes.
8. 與此同時，用加入少許鹽、糖、酒及油的滾水，將唐生菜灼熟，瀝乾備用。
In the meantime blanch the Chinese lettuce in boiling water with a pinch of salt, sugar, wine and oil. Drain and set aside.
9. 蠔豉蒸至腍身後，將汁倒進鑊裏煮滾，並加入芡料煮至濃稠。灒麻油。
After the oysters and steamed soft, drain the sauce from the steamed bowl into a wok. Bring the sauce to boil and thicken with cornstarch mixture. Sizzle in sesame oil.
10.取一隻大碟倒轉放在盛着蠔豉和冬菇等材料的大碗上面，緊握碗和碟，將整道菜倒扣在碟上，移走大碗。
Place a plate over the bowl and invert the oysters, mushrooms etc. onto the plate. Be sure to hold the plate and bowl firmly together. Lift and remove the bowl.
11. 將唐生菜圍飾在盛蠔豉的碟邊，把醬汁淋在蠔豉上即成。
Arrange lettuce attactively around the oysters. Pour the sauce over it and serve!
小貼士
如想冬菇食味更佳，將之與蠔豉一同煨煮前，可先按照以下程序處理：冬菇洗淨及浸軟後，拌入冰糖1茶匙、生抽1茶匙和油2茶匙，並加入隔濾過的浸冬菇水、生粉1茶匙，以錫紙封口，隔水用大火蒸45分鐘。
The soaked mushrooms taste better if the following procedures are applied before braising with the oysters : After soaked and washed the mushroom, steam the mushrooms in the strained mushroom water with 1 tsp rock sugar, 1 tsp light soya sauce, 2 tsp oil and 1 tsp cornstarch. Cover with aluminium foil. Steam for 45 minutes with high heat.
