Let me start by saying, I don't like tofu. I've tried it before - it tastes of nothing and the texture reminds me all too much of egg. Bleugh!
So, tofu seems like the perfect base for dinner right?
We visited Hoo Hing earlier in the day, which by the way is an excellent place to shop. So many exciting ingredients that you just can't get elsewhere. Check it out here: http://www.hoohing.com/
So, as usual we bought a few additional 'random' items to try out. One being tofu, because you must be able to do something interesting with it right?
Having flicked through my books I decided to try some tofu triangles from one of the Chinese themed books. This will only work with firm tofu! Sugar, salt, 5 spice, ginger and garlic go in a tub, the tofu is then cut into triangles and coated. The recipe called for this to then be left for an hour, but I didn't have time. These then get deep fried for 10 minutes and come out looking something like this:
I have to say these were really good. Crispy on the outside, soft in the middle and the flavouring actually made the tofu taste of something! Result!
We had this with some miso soup, which is oh so simple. Miso seasoning added to water with noodles, veg and of course the left over tofu for about 3 minutes. This looked a little something like this:
We also have a tradition when we visit the Chinese supermarket. Hubbie has to buy a drink, some have been good, some not so good. This week's little gem was this:
Love the label placement! It actually says Grass Jelly Drink and it is as disgusting as it sounds.
So, tofu seems like the perfect base for dinner right?
We visited Hoo Hing earlier in the day, which by the way is an excellent place to shop. So many exciting ingredients that you just can't get elsewhere. Check it out here: http://www.hoohing.com/
So, as usual we bought a few additional 'random' items to try out. One being tofu, because you must be able to do something interesting with it right?
Having flicked through my books I decided to try some tofu triangles from one of the Chinese themed books. This will only work with firm tofu! Sugar, salt, 5 spice, ginger and garlic go in a tub, the tofu is then cut into triangles and coated. The recipe called for this to then be left for an hour, but I didn't have time. These then get deep fried for 10 minutes and come out looking something like this:
I have to say these were really good. Crispy on the outside, soft in the middle and the flavouring actually made the tofu taste of something! Result!
We had this with some miso soup, which is oh so simple. Miso seasoning added to water with noodles, veg and of course the left over tofu for about 3 minutes. This looked a little something like this:
We also have a tradition when we visit the Chinese supermarket. Hubbie has to buy a drink, some have been good, some not so good. This week's little gem was this:
Love the label placement! It actually says Grass Jelly Drink and it is as disgusting as it sounds.
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