Chinese Toon Sprouts with Tofu
A cold appetizer of minced Chinese toon buds tossed with diced tofu.
Ingredients
Chinese toon sprouts (chun tou) (washed and finely chopped)
5 qian
Tofu (cut into relatively large cubes, blanched in boiling water briefly, then removed and drained)
6 liang
Julienned ginger
1 fen
Fine salt
3 fen
Sesame oil
2 qian
MSG (monosodium glutamate)
3 fen
Shaoxing wine
3 fen
Instructions
1
Prepare the Chinese toon
Wash and finely chop the Chinese toon sprouts, add the fine salt, and rub together with your hands a few times.
2
Prepare the tofu
Cut the tofu into relatively large cubes, blanch in boiling water briefly, then remove and place in a bowl after draining well.
3
Mix well
Combine the Chinese toon sprouts, MSG, sesame oil, fine salt, and Shaoxing wine with the tofu cubes and mix well.
4
Plate
Arrange the tofu cubes on a serving plate.
