Crystal Seafood Platter

(From Y3K Recipes Issue No.5 – March/ April 2002)

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Ingredient A:
1/4 large squid
1/2 portion chicken
1/2 can top shells
8 crab filament sticks
10g agar-agar powder
500ml water

Ingredient B:
1/4 red apple (diced)
1/4 green apple (diced)
1/2 carrot (diced)
4 water chestnuts (diced)

Stew Ingredients:
Some red rice
200ml water

Seasoning:
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp chicken powder

For Garnishing:
Mayonnaise/ Thousand Island sauce

Method:
1. Stew squid with stew ingredients for 15 minutes. Remove and shred.
2. Rub chicken with 1/2 tsp of salt. Steam till cooked. Shred meat when it is cool.
3. Cut each crab filament stick lengwise into 4 pieces.
4. In a bowl, arrange in sequence of squid, ingredient B, top shells, ingredient B, chicken, ingredient B and crab filament sticks.
5. Boil agar-agar powder and water. Pour over (4). Chill in fridge when cool. When it coagulates, turn the bowl upside-down onto a plate.
6. Spread some mayonnaise or thousand island sauce onto it.