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Fried Tofu With Shrimp

Name: Fried Tofu With Shrimp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese-Shandong
Ingredients: 1 lb. Soft Tofu; 1.5 cup Corn Starch; 4 large Egg; 2 oz. Shrimp; 1 tbsp. Chef Made Assorted Aroma Oil; 1 tbsp. Minced Ginger; 1 tbsp. Minced Green Onion; 1 tbsp. Shaoxing Wine; 1.5 cup Chicken Broth; 1 tbsp. Oyster Sauce; 0.5 tsp. Sugar; 1 tbsp. Water + Corn Starch (A Mixture of One Part Starch and 2 Parts Water); 1 tbsp. Sesame Oil

Chef John Zhang

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Crispy golden exterior of the battered tofu wonderfully contrasts with its soft and silken interior, this Fried Tofu With Shrimp is a twist on the class dish of Shandong.

Recipe

PRE TIME: 15 min

COOKING TIME: 15 min

TOTAL TIME: 30 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

1 lb. Soft Tofu
1.5 cup Corn Starch
4 large Egg
2 oz. Shrimp
1 tbsp. Chef Made Assorted Aroma Oil
1 tbsp. Minced Ginger
1 tbsp. Minced Green Onion
1 tbsp. Shaoxing Wine
1.5 cup Chicken Broth
1 tbsp. Oyster Sauce
0.5 tsp. Sugar
1 tbsp. Water + Corn Starch (A Mixture of One Part Starch and 2 Parts Water)
1 tbsp. Sesame Oil

Directions:

Step 1

Mince the ginger.

Step 2

Finely chop green onion.

Step 3

Add the corn starch on a wood plate.

Step 4

Coat sliced tofu with corn starch and dip them in beaten eggs.

Step 5

Pan-fry coated tofu in a heated wok.

Step 6

Pour the remaining beaten eggs over the tofu.

Step 7

Continue frying until tofu turns golden. Remove from the wok and set aside for later use.

Step 8

Quickly cook peeled shrimps in the hot water. Take it out and set aside. This step needs to be quick to avoid overcooking the shrimps.

Step 9

Add Chef made assorted aroma oil, minced garlic, chopped green onion, Shaoxing wine in the wok, and stir fry until fragrant.

Step 10

Add chicken broth, oyster Sauce, and sugar in the wok. Quickly mix them well together.

Step 11

Add fried tofu, water and corn starch slurry. Continue cooking until tofu absorb all the sauce.

Step 12

Add cooked shrimp and quickly stir them together. Serve immediately.

Step 13

Enjoy!

Final Notes

The dish can be literally translated into Pot Collapse Tofu (鍋塌豆腐, Guo Ta Dou Fu). Guo Ta is a Chinese cooking method in which the food is slowly cooked until it gets dry and sticks to the bottom of the wok (hence the name ‘Guo Ta’). The recipe of the dish was originated from the province of Shangdong, but late has become one of the landmark dishes in Northern China.