Hakka Poon Choi

It's our second attempts.. 1st was for sis's 21st Birthday. Poon Choi Big Bowl Feast, is a traditional type of food originated from Hakka cuisine. It may also be found in different parts of Hong Kong. It is served in wooden, porcelain or metal basin.

Poon Choi is special in that it is composed of many layers of different ingredients. It is also eaten layer by layer instead of "stirring everything up". Mum's Poon Choi consist of:

1st layer - Cabbage

2nd layer - Braised trotters with white radish & mushrooms

3rd layer - Braised seafood (fish maw, scallops, sea cucumber, dried oyster)

4th layer - Abalone, duck meat, prawns & BBQ pork

We had this for our CNY Reunion Lunch on the 2nd day of CNY. It's a change from our usual 10 dishes Reunion Lunch. It took us a long time to prepare. Each ingredient is cooked separately before arranging it on a basin-like wok.