How To Prepare Yu Sheng / Yee Sang /Prosperity Toss Salad

Step 1

Add sugar and hot water in a bowl and stir until sugar dissolves. Add the rest of the ingredients for dressing and whisk to combine and keep in the refrigerator for up to one week. If the sauce is too thick, you can always add a bit more water to thin it out. It should be a drizzle-able consistency

Step 2

Mix plum sauce and sesame oil in a bowl. Then add water by the teaspoon to thin the sauce to the consistency you like. It should be pourable but not too thin. Cover and keep in the refrigerator

Step 3

Preheat about 1-inch of cooking oil. Lower the heat to medium and fry the wonton strips until golden brown. They turn brown very quickly so be sure to lower your heat when you are ready to fry. Place on absorbent paper towel. They can be kept in an air-tight container after cooled down completely

Step 4

You can either use a veggie peeler with a teeth to cut the veggies into long strips or use a spiralizer to spiralize the veggies and fruit, or simply use a knife to cut them into strips (like I did in the video) Cover with a wrap and keep in the refrigerator until ready to be used

Step 5

Separate the shredded yam into two equal portions. Add few drops of green food coloring on one and red on the other. Wear gloves and toss them to make sure they pick up the color. Spread them out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper to let them dry a little bit while you prepare other things. I actually let them dry on the counter until the next day

Step 6

Preheat about 2-inches of oil. When the oil is hot, add the yam and fry for about 3-4 minutes. You don't want to fry them until they are too crispy like potato chips. Place on absorbent paper towel. Repeat with the green yam

Step 7

Arrange each smoked salmon slices by overlapping slightly. Roll it up and it will from a rose

Step 8

Place all ingredients for lo hei ceremony on a plate. Grab an empty big round platter and then gather everybody around the table

Step 9

Add each ingredient to the round platter and say the auspicious greeting for each ingredient as you add it. Please refer to my post above on what to say

Step 10

Finally, everyone proceeds with the lo hei ceremony. Please refer to my post above for detail