Friday 27 December 2013

Seafood tofu puff (海鲜油豆腐)


Ingredients:
2 boxes of 10piece tofu puffs
750gms of prawns
1box of fish paste (approx 200gms) 
1 spring onion ( thinly chopped)
2 cloves of garlic ( finely chopped) 
1 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp sesame oil 
1/2 tablespoon cornflour
1 egg white
Pinch of salt and pepper

Method: 
1- peel and devein the prawns. Keep the shells aside for other dishes.
2- chop all prawns into small pieces.
3- blend garlic, fish sauce, sesame oil, cornflour, egg white and salt & pepper.
4- add 3/4 of the prawn and blend together
5- add fish paste and mix together
6- add the remaining chopped prawns, spring onions and mix well.
7- cut a slit in the tofu puff like a pocket. Invert the puff with the porous side facing out. 
8- stuff the paste into the puff
9- deep fry until cooked
10- place on kitchen towels to absorb oil before plating.



Stir fried nai bai with double eggs (双蛋奶白菜)



Ingredients:
500gms of Nai Bai
1 salted egg ( separate yolk and white)
1 century egg (cut into small pieces)
2 cloves of chopped garlic
200ml stock
100ml of water
1tsp of vegetable seasoning
A pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 tablespoon hua tiao cooking wine
Dash of pepper

Method:
1- Cut the salted egg yolk and century egg into small pieces
2- heat the oil and sit fry the garlic until fragrant 
3- Add nai bai and stir fry till half cooked. Dish out and set aside.
4- Bring stock and water to boil. Add vegetable seasoning, salt, sugar, sesame oil, cooking wine. 
5- Add back nai bai and stir fry till cooked.
6- Add a dash of pepper before serving.