Stuffed Bean Curd

18 ingredients
19 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 pieces square bean curd (The one with a hard outer skin)
  • oil
  • 200 g finely minced pork
  • 1/2 cup canned shiitake mushrooms or 1/2 cup canned dried Chinese mushrooms, diced
  • 1/2 tablespoon cooking wine or 1/2 tablespoon sherry wine
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 dash white pepper
  • 1 tablespoon sweet onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
  • 1/2 cup sweet onion, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups stock
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon msg or 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon cornflour
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons water, mix with corn flour
  • coriander leaves, chopped

Directions

  1. 1
    For the filling -------------------.
  2. 2
    Add 1 to the minced pork and mix until completely blended and smooth.
  3. 3
    Add in the mushrooms, sweet onions and corn flour and mix well.
  4. 4
    For the beancurds --------------.
  5. 5
    Pat beancurd dry.
  6. 6
    Heat oil in pan.
  7. 7
    Place in the beancurds for deep-frying.
  8. 8
    Remove and drain when skin turns golden.
  9. 9
    Allow beancurd to cool slightly.
  10. 10
    Laterally cut the beancurd to make a slit on the side about more than half its length.
  11. 11
    (Do not slice through) Scoop out the beancurd to form a pocket and fill it with the meat filling.
  12. 12
    Heat 1 tbsp oil in a big saucepan.
  13. 13
    Stir-fry the sweet onion slices until fragrant.
  14. 14
    Add 2 and the beancurds.
  15. 15
    Cover the saucepan and cook over low heat until liquid is reduced to 3/4 cup (about 5-6 mins).
  16. 16
    Add mixture 3 to thicken the gravy.
  17. 17
    Stir well.
  18. 18
    Add the corriander leaves.
  19. 19
    Stir for a while then remove to serve.

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