Thursday, March 19, 2009

Steam Tofu with prawns


















Here is another yummy, healthy and simple dish for all of you...Hope you will like my recommendation for today.

Steam Tofu with prawns

Ingredients - (for 12 pieces)
(Shrimp Mixture)
1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled
1Tbsp Chinese rice wine
1 tsp olive oil
a pinch of sugar
salt and pepper
1/2 Tbsp potato starch
1 ea. egg white

2 Cube of silken tofu
potato starch
lettuce _ for plate lining


(Sauce)
2Tbsp Scallion, minced
1 small piece ginger, peeled and grated
1 clove garlic, grated
2 Tbsps sesame oil
1 Tbsp Chinese rice wine
2 Tbsps soy sauce
a pinch of sugar

Methods:
1)Dry shrimp with a piece of clean cloth.
This is to get rid extra water clinging to it.
2)Mince into a coarse shrimp paste. Transfer it into a bowl.
3)Add the chinese rice wine,sugar, olive oil, small pinch of salt and pepper,potato starch and egg white into a bowl and mix well.
4) Cover the bowl and put it inside the fridge.
5) Cut the tofu equally into 12 pieces.
6) Remove the shrimp paste from the fridge and scoop 1 tbsp of the paste onto the each cube of the tofu.
7) Put the tray of Tofu with shrimp into a steamer.
8) Steam for 10 - 15mins until it is done.

Sauce

Method
1) While the Tofu shrimp is steaming, make the sauce.
2) Heat sesame oil in a small pan until it starts smoking.
3) Pour the hot oil immediately over the scallion, ginger and garlic mixture in a small bowl.
4) Pour the chinese rice wine into the hot pan.
5) Next transfer the rice wine into bowl with scallion ginger mixture.
6) Add 1tbsp of soya sauce and a pinch of sugar to the bowl and mix well.

By the time, tofu is ready.

Serve the steam tofu shrimp with the sauce.

Enjoy your meal...

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