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Mashed SilkenTau fu/Beancurd ~ 粉碎豆腐



Protein rich Silken Tau Fu/Beancurd by itself is bland in taste and therefore it needs to be cooked with some meat or seafood with some sauces added to it to make the dish tasty.  Tau fu with minced pork is a home-cooked dish that's very commonly found in a Chinese house-hold.  This is also a very quickie and easy way to cook tau fu to serve on the dining table in a relatively short time. 



Mashed Silken Tau fu/Beancurd  ~  粉碎豆腐   

Ingredients

  • 1 tub silken beancurd
  • 2 shitake mushrooms, soaked to soften and cut into small pieces
  • 50 gm pork fillet, cut into cubes
  • 2 pips of garlic, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp oyster sauce (divided)
  • 1 tsp light soy sauce
  • 1 egg white (optional)
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • Salt to taste
  • Sesame oil
Method
  1. Season the pork with 1/2 Tbsp oyster sauce, light soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and cornflour, set aside.
  2. Saute the seasoned pork with the chopped garlic till fragrant.  Add in the shitake mushrooms, some water, simmer for a few minutes till the meat is cooked.
  3. Add in the silken beancurd, mash it up and add 2 Tbsp water and the other 1/2 Tbsp oyster sauce. Simmer and add in the beaten egg white, give it a good stir.  Fine tune to taste.
  4. Drizzle on some sesame oil, dish up to serve with rice.


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