Entertaining

Popia

  • Serves: 1
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Ingredients

1 large yam, peeled, finely shredded
1 large carrot, peeled, finely shredded
2 tbsp vegetable oil or sesame oil
3 garlic cloves, finely diced
½ cup dried shrimp, soaked, drained and ground in blender
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice wine
1 packet popia wrappers or spring roll wrappers
20 small pieces iceberg lettuce or other leaf lettuce
1 cup peanuts, crushed
2 hard boiled eggs, sliced
20 cooked prawns, peeled
Hoi sin sauce to serve

Method

1

Squeeze out and drain the shredded yam bean to remove and excess water.

2

Heat some oil in a wok and add the garlic, dried shrimp, carrot and yam.

3

Mix together the oyster sauce, soy, rice wine and add to the wok. Allow to cook until the yam bean has softened and absorbed the flavours, about 10 -15 minutes. Season with salt and sugar to taste.

4

Lay out a wrapper, top with a lettuce leaf then some of the yam mixture. Sprinkle on the peanuts, a slice of egg, some prawns, avocado and a spoon of hoi sin sauce.

5

Wrap up by folding over the sides into a parcel about 10cm long and enjoy.

Ingredients

 1 large yam, peeled, finely shredded
 1 large carrot, peeled, finely shredded
 2 tbsp vegetable oil or sesame oil
 3 garlic cloves, finely diced
 ½ cup dried shrimp, soaked, drained and ground in blender
 1 tbsp oyster sauce
 1 tbsp soy sauce
 1 tbsp rice wine
 1 packet popia wrappers or spring roll wrappers
 20 small pieces iceberg lettuce or other leaf lettuce
 1 cup peanuts, crushed
 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced
 20 cooked prawns, peeled
 Hoi sin sauce to serve

Directions

1

Squeeze out and drain the shredded yam bean to remove and excess water.

2

Heat some oil in a wok and add the garlic, dried shrimp, carrot and yam.

3

Mix together the oyster sauce, soy, rice wine and add to the wok. Allow to cook until the yam bean has softened and absorbed the flavours, about 10 -15 minutes. Season with salt and sugar to taste.

4

Lay out a wrapper, top with a lettuce leaf then some of the yam mixture. Sprinkle on the peanuts, a slice of egg, some prawns, avocado and a spoon of hoi sin sauce.

5

Wrap up by folding over the sides into a parcel about 10cm long and enjoy.

Popia

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