Stuffed Tofu Puffs

Tofu puffs are deep-fried bean curd. They come in cubes, cuboid or triangular shapes.  They are usually added to curry noodles.  The puffs are chewy and absorbent, soaking up the curry noodle soup. They can be stuffed with minced pork or fish paste and braised, cooked in soup or deep-fried. They can be eaten as snacks whereby they are deep-fried and stuffed with cucumber, yam bean (jicama) and carrots and eaten with peanut sauce. They can also be cut up and stir fried with vegetables like bean sprouts, kailan and others. The uses of tofu puffs are many. They can be frozen till they are needed for the various dishes in our kitchen.


Ingredients:

• 150 g minced meat
• 12 pieces of tofu puffs
• 1 stalk green onions, cut into small pieces
• 1 tbsp corn flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 cup water
• Seasonings - dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, salt and white pepper powder

Method:

• Add minced meat to a mixing bowl.

• Add cornflour, salt, pepper, light soy sauce and sesame oil to the minced meat.

• Combine all the ingredients till they are well-mixed.

• Cut a small slit on the tofu puffs.

• Stuff the tofu puffs with the minced meat. Set aside.

• Heat up the wok with cooking oil.

• Saute the garlic till they are fragrant.

• Add water to the wok and let it boil.

• When the water boils, add all the tofu puffs to the wok.

• Let the tofu puffs cook in the simmering water, turning them gently once in a while.

• Once the tofu puffs have turned soft and the meat in them has cooked, add the seasonings.

• Just before dishing out the tofu puffs, add some of the green onions to the wok and leave some to sprinkle on the puffs later.

• Give the tofu puffs a few stirs before dishing them out onto a serving plate.

• Sprinkle the rest of the green onions onto them.

• Serve with rice.