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Soy Braised Beancurd Pot

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Whenever the husband goes out to town, I go a little soy-crazy. I love my soy products. Silky tofu, firm tofu, egg tofu, tau pok, tau kee, tau huay, soy milk… you name it, I love it. Unfortunately, the husband isn’t a big fan of soy products. Maybe I should be more specific, the husband does not like soy products at all. *insert sad face here*

So I rarely make any kind of soy beancurd dishes at home, unless of course when he travels for work, or when I cook for myself and the girls sometimes. I made this dish when the husband was away for his yearly international learning trip. This time to Vietnam. While he was enjoying his hot bowl of pho, I was busy loving me some soy. 

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Honestly, I could have thrown in some tau pok to the mix if I wanted to have an overkill on the soy braise pot. However, I was trying to keep the calories low, so I opted out of the fried tau pok. That night when I made this amazing braised beancurd pot, oh that night I tell you, I was propelled to food heaven every time I take a mouthful of this deliciousness. If you are a bean-curd lover like I am, I’m sure you’ll love this dish as well. 

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Soy Braised Beancurd Pot

Delishar
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 firm tofu tau kwa, cut into cubes
  • 4 pieces of dried beancurd skin tau kee
  • 6 dried shitake mushrooms
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 tsp chinese 5 spice powder
  • 3 slices of galangal
  • 3 slices ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic smashed
  • 1 lemongrass bruised and cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 1 shallot sliced thinly
  • 1 tbsp shao xing wine
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp kicap manis
  • 3 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1-2 tsp brown sugar or to taste
  • 4 hard boiled eggs shell removed
  • 500 ml hot water more if you like more gravy
  • Salt and white pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • Chopped spring onions to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Rehydrate mushrooms in the 500ml hot water.
  • Reserve mushroom water for cooking later.
  • Soak beancurd skin in warm water until softened. Drain and cut into smaller pieces.
  • Heat pot with oil on medium high heat.
  • Saute garlic, lemongrass, ginger, galangal, shallot, cinnamon, and star anise until fragrant.
  • Pour water into pot, and add seasoning (dark soy, light soy, kicap manis, sugar, shao xing wine, 5 spice powder, and oyster sauce).
  • Mix to combine and bring to boil.
  • Add beancurd skin, tau kwa, mushrooms, and eggs.
  • Bring back to a boil, and allow to simmer on low heat until sauce is reduced, and ingredients takes on a brownish hue, about 20-30 minutes.
  • Give it a stir every now and then.
  • Season with salt and white pepper if needed.
  • Adjust seasoning to taste with more soy, salt, pepper, and/or sugar.
  • Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve with steamed white rice.
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1 Comment

  • Reply
    Chung Phaik Khe
    4 April, 2016 at 9:53 pm

    Hi..can i cook this tofu dish in a slow cooker? If yes, for how long?

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