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Astakos Plaki - Lobster In Tomato Sauce With Recipe

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Step #1 PREPARATION: Peal turnips & carrots.
Step #2 Use melon scoop to cut turnips into large balls.
Step #3 Slice carrots 1/2" thick; then with paring knife, cut 4 evenly spaced notches into rim of each slice (don't cut into core).
Step #4 Carrots should look like little flowers.
Step #5 Parboil turnip & carrots in stock until barely tender.
Step #6 remove this from stock & plunge pieces into cold water; drain.
Step #7 Cut onions, asparagus & baby corn into 1 1/2" pieces.
Step #8 Mince together fresh ginger root & Tientsin preserved vegetable.
Step #9 In small pot or beaker on medium heat, render pieces of chicken fat.
Step #10 STIR FRYING: Add peanut oil to hot wok.
Step #11 When it begins to smoke, briskly fry crab meat or shrimp for 1 min.
Step #12 Add asparagus, baby corn, mushrooms & water chestnuts, stir-frying until they are hot.
Step #13 Add ginger mixture, then onions.
Step #14 Stir-fry another 30 seconds.
Step #15 Add 1/ 2 stock, salt & sugar; bring to boil.
Step #16 Add turnips & carrots.
Step #17 Cover & reduce heat; simmer for 5 mins.
Step #18 Uncover, push ingredients out of liquid, & dribble in cornstarch paste to thicken slightly.
Step #19 Stir liquid to prevent lumping while it thickens to a thick soup.
Step #20 Remix, then mix in chicken oil.
Step #21 Remove to serving platter.
Step #22 --.
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