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Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Tofu with Century Egg Cold Dish3

Tofu with Century Egg Cold Dish 皮蛋豆腐

To make this into a vegetarian dish, you can use burdock floss instead of pork floss. In addition, you can use a vegetarian oyster sauce.
Some vinegar can also be added to the sauce to add some zing.
Approximate cost (CAD) $6
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 224 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Century eggs (aka pi dan or Thousand Year Old Eggs)
  • 300 g Soft tofu
  • 30 g Peanuts (roasted or fried)
  • 1 stalk Green onions , chopped
  • 10 g Pork floss
  • 1 bunch Cilantro (optional), chopped
  • 3 cloves Garlic , chopped
  • 30 g Preserved vegetable , chopped
  • 2 tsp Oil

Ingredients for sauce:

Instructions
 

  • Chop garlic and green onions. Put the white parts of the green onions with the garlic and set aside the rest for garnishing
  • Prepare the rest of the ingredients
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Tofu with Century Egg Cold Dish-Step2
  • In a sauce pan, heat on medium heat, add 2 tsp oil and add the garlic and white parts of green onions. Cook until garlic is golden colour. Remove from the pan and set aside
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  • Using the same pan, add chopped preserved vegetable and stir for 1 minute
  • Combine 2 tsp light soy sauce, 2 tsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 1 ½ tsp cornstarch and 60 ml water. Mix well and pour into the sauce pan. Mix well and cook until sauce has thickened. Add 1 tsp sesame oil. Set aside to cool
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Tofu with Century Egg Cold Dish-Step4
  • Open the tofu package and drain water. Use paper towel to pat dry. You may slice it or cut them into cubes. I chose to serve it whole
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Tofu with Century Egg Cold Dish-Step5
  • Peel Century eggs and slice or dice and arrange around the tofu
  • Place pork floss on the tofu
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Tofu with Century Egg Cold Dish-Step8
  • Sprinkle peanuts
  • Drizzle sauce on top
  • Sprinkle fried garlic and onions
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Tofu with Century Egg Cold Dish-Step11
  • Place the remaining green onions and cilantro on top
  • Serve

Nutrition

Calories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 15gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 310mgSodium: 571mgPotassium: 169mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 165IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 111mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Century Egg, Cilantro, Garlic, Green Onions, Peanut, Pork Floss, Salad, Tofu
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