Braised Dried Shrimp Tofu
A dish of tofu braised with steamed dried shrimp, starch-thickened and drizzled with sesame oil.
Ingredients
Tofu (cut into cubes)
300 g
Dried shrimp (washed, steamed with scallion, ginger, and cooking wine for 10 minutes)
100 g
Salt
to taste
Sugar
to taste
MSG
to taste
Sesame oil
to taste
Soy sauce
to taste
Cooking wine
to taste
Scallion
to taste
Ginger
to taste
Garlic
to taste
Cornstarch (for thickening)
to taste
Stock
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Cut the tofu into cubes and place in a soup bowl, covering with shallow water to soak. Rinse the dried shrimp, then add scallion, ginger, and cooking wine. Steam for 10 minutes and remove.
2
Step 2
Add water to a wok, place in the tofu along with a pinch of salt, bring to a boil, then drain.
3
Step 3
Clean the wok, add cooking oil and heat. Sauté the minced scallion, ginger, and garlic until fragrant, then add salt, sugar, MSG, soy sauce, tofu, dried shrimp, and stock to season. Thicken with a cornstarch slurry, drizzle with sesame oil, and transfer to a plate to serve.
