Golden Box Eight Treasures
Deep-fried tofu shaped into boxes, stuffed with an assortment of seafood fillings and steamed. Presented in an elegant form resembling a golden box.
Ingredients
Crocodile meat (processed into filling)
100 g
Shrimp meat (processed into filling)
50 g
Sea cucumber (processed into filling)
50 g
Abalone (processed into filling)
50 g
Tofu (peeled, cut into blocks, fried until golden)
1000 g
Winter bamboo shoots (processed into filling)
50 g
Hydrated shiitake mushrooms (processed into filling)
50 g
Green peas (processed into filling)
50 g
Carrot (processed into filling)
50 g
French parsley (washed clean and soaked in water)
50 g
Cooking oil
1000 g
Sesame oil
25 g
Oyster sauce
25 g
Cooking wine
50 g
MSG
15 g
White pepper
15 g
Salt
to taste
Starch
50 g
Minced scallion and ginger
25 g each
Chicken broth
150 g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Process the main ingredients into separate fillings. Pick, wash clean, and place the French parsley into a basin of water to soak; set aside for later use.
2
Step 2
Peel the fresh tofu and cut it into 5 x 3 cm rectangular blocks. Fry in hot oil until golden, then remove and let cool. Slice off the top of each block and hollow out the inside to form a box-shaped cavity. Stuff each tofu box with the prepared filling, dust the surface with a thin layer of starch, and cover with the sliced-off lid. Arrange the stuffed tofu boxes neatly in a plate and steam over rapidly boiling water for 10 minutes. Remove from the steamer and arrange in a serving plate. Place a wok over heat and...
