Nian Gao (年糕) is an auspicious food item made during the Chinese Lunar New Year period. It has been around for more than 3000 years. It’s believed that eating Nian Gao can bring us good luck because ‘Nian Gao’ is a homonym for “higher year”, thus symbolises promotions, prosperity or growing taller.
I bet most of you would buy Nian Gao for Chinese New Year right?
Usually what would you do with the Nian Gao?
Eat? Leave it there?
This year, I am going to make full use of my Nian Gao! (I bought 2 for goodness sake. Kiasu I know)
I still remembered 2 years back, there was always this aunty who makes fried Nian Gao & bring it to work for me. Now I had quit the job, I wondered if she still went back to deliver the Nian Gao she made herself.
Okay, back to the topic.
I have some easy recipes which you can try it out now!
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| Fried Nian Gao with Egg |
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| OMG! *mouth watering* |
Method
1. Cut a few slices with a kitchen knife
2. Dip each slices in beaten egg, and pan fried both side until crispy.
3. Remove from pan and drain on absorbent paper.
Enjoy while hot!
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| Fried Nian Gao with Yam & Sweet Potato |
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| Many many Yam & Sweet Potato!! |
Ingredients A
4 tbsp of Plain Flour
1 tbsp of Rice Flour
1/2 tbsp of Tapioca Flour
1 Egg
1/2 tsp of Sugar
A pinch of Salt
40ml - 50ml of Water
Ingredients B
8 pcs of Nian Gao
16 pcs of Yam
16 pcs of Sweet Potato
Method
1. Sift Ingredients A into a bowl. Add water to form a coating batter.
2. Heat up some oil for deep frying using medium low heat. Reduce to low heat once the oil is hot enough.
3. Sandwich the Nian Gao with Yam on one side and Sweet Potato on another side.
4. Coat the sandwiched Nian Gao with batter and fry it.
5. Slowly fry the sandwiched Nian Gao under low fire. This is to ensure that the Yam and Sweet Potato are equally cooked before the batter turned golden.
6. Once it turned golden brown, dish up, drain it on paper towel and let it cool down a bit before serving.
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Of course, there are so many other ways to deal with Nian Gao.
There are some pictures which I found.
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| Foo Chow Nian Gao with Yam Strips |
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| Nian Gao with Sesame |
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| Steamed Nian Gao |
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| Nian Gao with homemade Pastry Puff |
I still like it best with deep fry kind though, it's so so so delicious, you know?! BUT it is very oily!! ):
"Never mind, one year eat one time only" <-- That's what my mum said to me! Lolol.
So people, get your butt off and start trying out the fried Nian Gao before it turns bad!!
吃了年糕，步步高升！！
Huat ah!!
"Ah Huat~~ 白咖啡~~~"
*addicted to the coffee's song*
Okay, stop it. Bye!!
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