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Pipa Tofu
Serving Size:
1
Total Time:
~None
Ingredients: - 4 dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked in 1cup water, save the water for sauce) - 12 small shrimp peeled and deveined - 1 pack medium firm tofu - 1 tsp finely minced ginger - 1 tsp finely minced parsley - 1 tsp finely minced garlic - ¼ tsp salt - ¼ tsp white pepper - 1 tsp sesame oil - 2 tbsp cornflour - 1 egg yolk The sauce: - 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce (or Stir-Fry Sauce) - ½ tbsp Soy Sauce - 1 tsp Dark Soy Sauce - 1 cup mushroom soaking water - cornstarch slurry (1 tablespoon cornflour + 3 tablespoons water) Method: 1 - Soak the shiitake mushrooms in 1 cup of hot water for a minimum of 2 hours, then drain, reserving the soaking water. Finely chop the soaked mushrooms. 2 - Flattened the shrimp with the side of the knife and chop it up until it becomes paste like. 3 - With paper towel press the water out from the tofu and crumbled it up with your fingers. 4 - In a big bowl combine the ground shrimp, tofu with garlic, ginger and parsley. Season with salt and pepper and sesame oil. Use a fork or chopstick to stir and mix all the ingredients well, creating a thick paste. Add the cornflour and egg yolk and mix well. 5 - Put 2 - 3 tablespoons of cornstarch or flour in a container. 6 - Spray oil on the Glass Tray. 7 - Scoop a big tablespoon of the tofu mixture and lay it on the flour container and coat it with the flour. Use you hand and shape it like a pear and place on the Glass Tray. Repeat with the rest of the tofu mixture. 8 - Spray oil over the Pipa Tofu. Place the Glass Tray on the top rack and press the Green Button 9 - Mix the sauce ingredients together in a bowl. Pour the sauce into a sauce pan and bring to the boil. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the sauce and bring to the boil and thicken. 10 - When Brava notifies, remove tofu, dip it in the sauce to coat. Then place onto serving dish. You can serve with Broccoli or Bok Choy and Rice.
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Allergens: None