Making Poon Choi (盆菜) for Chinese New Year

After the success of making the water chestnut cake, I tried to make another Chinese New Year food, Poon Choi 盆菜. It is composed into different layers of ingredients. Each ingredient layers has to be in that particular order. It is mainly consists of pork, chicken, dried mushrooms, pig skin, squid, dried beancurd stick and Chinese radish. The most important part of this dish is the stewed pork. It used to be using the wooden type of "big bowl". Nowadays, it is either aluminum or stainless steel due to hygiene purpose.

Chinese Radish

First layer is the Chinese radish to absorb all the sauce. 

Lotus Root

Deep Fried Tofu

Second and third layer should be the squid and pig skins. I have replaced them with lotus roots and deep fried tofu.

After 3 layers of Ingredient

Dried Beancurd Stick

Forth layer is the dried beancurd stick.

Slow Cook Pork Belly

Stewed Pork

Fifth layer is the stewed pork.

Fish Paste

Dried Oysters

Dried Mushrooms

Soy Chicken

Broccoli to Decorate

Top layer consist of dried mushroom, fish paste, prawns, chicken and dried oysters. I have also used broccoli to decorate.

All Assembled and Ready to Serve! Enjoy!!!