Tuhau Floss (Serunding Tuhau)

I made this recipe since there are plenty of tuhau that I bought from Tamu few days ago.  I have made some of it into sambal tuhau. There are still some remaining stalks and I can't keep it longer or it will become wither and dry.  So I decide to make tuhau floss.

Tuhau floss???... Maybe it derives its name from the appearance that looks like meat floss.  Actually I got this recipe several years ago during wedding ceremony of one of my family member.  Although it was only a modest side dish, but it has become the most popular complementary meal at that time. The tuhau that been cooked differently from the usual make the aroma and the unique taste draw up appetite.  Taste great with it subtly sweet-sour-hot and delightful salty sensation.

Ingredients:

1. A few stalk tuhau
2. Some Sabahan white chili
3. Quite a bit of sliced shallots
4. A handful anchovies
5. A sprinkle of sugar
6. Salt to taste
7. 2tbsp lime juice
8. Oil for deep-fry

Cooking method:

• Take off the hard part of the tuhau stalk.  Cut the inner core about 2 inch.  Slice it thinly.
• Heat up oil in a preheated wok.  Add in anchovies. Deep-fry until crispy.  Set aside.
• In the same wok add in sliced tuhau, shallot and white chili.  Add in salt and sugar.  
• Keep frying until the tuhau become flossy, golden, light and crispy.  Re-enter the fried anchovies. Stir well to combine. Remove from heat and strain the excess oil.
• Sprinkle lime juice over and ready to serve.

 

This will keep longer in a sealed container. It goes great with anything like plain rice, noodles, soup or even as a snack while enjoying a can of beer… cheers!!!

Chicken Wings in Tuhau Flavor

Just mention the word 'Tuhau', what would be surely reflected in your mind is the sambal tuhau. Actually tuhau not only delicious to made as sambal.  It can also be mixed in any type of cooking.  Although the smell of the tuhau is quite strong but it has a slight natural sweet taste. If you use it in your cooking especially meat dishes, you should not add too much flavoring such as MSG because the tuhau itself can generate the natural flavor of the dishes.

Today's recipe is about the chicken wings cooked with tuhau and some other ingredients. It is quite easy to prepare and tastes so good. Here's the recipe.

Chicken Wings in Tuhau Flavor

Ingredients:

4 chicken wings
2 tomato (sliced)
1 stem tuhau (sliced)
some ginger (sliced)
some garlic (sliced)
1 tbsp chili paste

Seasoning ingredients:

1. 1tbsp light soy sauce
2. 1tsp oyster sauce
3. 1tsp sugar
4. 1tsp  pepper powder
5. half glass of water

Cooking Method:

• Cut chicken wings into 3 section. Keep aside.
• Stir fry sliced garlic, ginger and chili paste until fragrant. 
• Enter chicken wings and sliced tuhau.  Stir until well combined.
• Add in all seasoning ingredients followed by half glass of water.  
• Bring to simmer until the gravy is almost dry.  Add in sliced tomato, stir for a while.  And its done. 

Chicken Wings in Tuhau Flavor

Sambal Tuhau

tuhau

Tuhau included in the category of ginger. It is widely used in Sabahan dishes especially by the KadazanDusun community. Like other food ingredients, tuhau also can be mixed in any type of cooking such as soup or stir-fry. One of the most special and famous recipe is the sambal tuhau.

Sambal tuhau is a KadazanDusun traditional side dish. Its very flexible and can be served with various type of food, no matter traditional or modern dishes. Some people doesn’t like it due to the strong smell, but for sambal tuhau’s fan like me… that’s what make it really special... believe it or not… it’s also goes really well with the famous instant mi in Malaysia .. Maggie mee... yummy!

Sambal Tuhau

Ingredients:

1. 5-8 stems tuhau
   
2. 5 bird eye chili
3. 1 lime
4. Shrimp paste (optional)
5. some salt

Methods:

• Peel the hard skin of the tuhau’s stem, take only the soft inside. Then chop finely.
• Mash the bird eye chili. Mix together with the chopped tuhau.
• Add in salt and lime juice. Stir until well combined.
• Marinate for a while. Ready to serve.
• To be more durable, marinate with vinegar instead of lime juice and store in airtight jar. Refrigerate.