Steamed Tofu With Fish Paste

Steamed Tofu (Bean Curd) With Fish Paste

Eating tofu (bean curd) is good for health.  The taste is bland but if mixed 

together with other ingredients sauce, it will be a delicious healthy dish.

If you want more details on tofu (literally mean bean curd),

please click here.

This recipe was passed down from my maternal grandmother 

to my mother, my mother to me and now to my children.

As said before, my mother is 76 years old and this recipe from

my maternal grandmother, so this dish will be more than 100 years old?

According to my mother, this dish is a "poor man food", to me it is

not "poor man food" because the pre-made fish paste bought 

from the wet market is not that cheap lor.  As usual, my daughter

is my quality controller and gave me a thumbs up but she prefer

the fish meat to be medium size chunky instead of mashed finely.

I love to eat it only with hot piping rice, just mix it with my rice 

and eat it straight away.  

3 pieces of soft tofu.

230g of fish paste (you can get it from wet market fish monger).

 Mash the three tofu to finely or chunky (all depends to your preference).

 Then, add in the fish paste.

 Mash it until finely or chunky (all depends to your preference).

Lastly, pour in one tablespoon of cooking oil, some dash of salt and pepper.

Note  : When we bought the pre-made fish paste, the fish monger has

already put salt into it, so remember to be cautious when you are

adding salt.

 Pour into a plate and level the top with the back of the spoon evenly.

Steam at high fire for 15 minutes or less (depends on your quantity

and fire).

 Once cooked, turn off the fire and scoop away all the water on top of the

tofu/fish paste.

 Sprinkle the top with dash of black pepper, soya sauce, fried shallot,

oil from the fried shallot and spring onion.

Lovely to see, smell and delicious to eat.

Once eaten, considered sold the recipe to you....LOL

I am submitting this post to Little Thumbs Up "Soya Beans" event

organized by Zoe from Bake For Happy Kids and 

Doreen from My Little Favourite DIY

and hosted by Mich from Piece of Cake.

Have a happy weekend.

Pan Fried Dried Bean Curd With Fish Paste

United Buddy Bears

promote living together in peace and harmony.

You should bring your family, friends to visit a total of

147 larger than life sculptures at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur.

These painted bear sculptures are individually designed by

artists from all the countries recognised by the United Nations.

It will only exhibit until 15February 2012

and will make their way to another country,

Malaysia is the 1st South-East Asian country to be chosen for its tour.

The Buddy Bears exhibition was 1st held in Berlin in Year 2002.

My daughter and I took this

United Buddy Bear called Luxembourg after our

dinner at Jogoya, Starhill, yesterday night. Three of us including my son

had dinner celebrating my son 2nd Moot participation organized

by his college and also to derail my daughter sadness over one

of her college friends back stabbing among themselves.

Thanks God, they found out before everything got out of hands.

Well, I have told her that if this friend of their does not appreciate

their friendship, then forget about her and carry on with their life.

Below is the picture of my son cooking Shabu-Shabu at

Jogoya......we have fun eating, talking, laughing and etc,

too bad that my husband did not join us because he is away

for business.

Back to cooking recipe .........

Pan Fried Dried Bean Curd With Fish Paste

You will love this dish. Easy to cook.

My family favourite dish.

3 pieces of Dried Bean Curd Sheet

180 g Fish Paste.

Soak the Dried Bean Curd Sheets with water

until soft......do remember DO NOT SOAK

the Dried Bean Curd Sheets become white in colour.

Drain the water and drip dry.

Cut into your desired size.

Place one teaspoon of Fish Paste to the middle line

of the Dried Bean Curd sheet.

Fold it and use your finger tips to press the Fish Paste

evenly distribute all over the Dried Bean Curd sheet

in order for the Fish Paste to be cooked thoroughly.

Look like this after you have press it.

After you done all, leave it at one side.

(Don't worry, the quantity is more than the above)

Heat up your pan with cooking oil. I put 3 tbsp.

Place your fish paste bean curd sheets into the heated

cooking oil and pan fry until done.

Then, turn to the other side and pan fry further.

Once done, place on top of the kitchen tower

to soak the extra oil.

Serve at once with rice and other dishes.

I am sure your family will love it.

And don't forget to dip with some chilli sauce.

Happy Cooking.