Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Pipa Tofu

Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Pipa Tofu Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Pipa Tofu. Pipa tofu is one of the major delicacies for the region. While there are people who will turn their heads to another side at the thought of tofu. It is a very luscious dish that only requires creativity of the chef.

This will be the reserved stock used in making the sauce later.

Once the tofu cools down, lightly coat them with some Plain Flour.

In a large bowl, combine tofu, fishcake, cornstarch, egg white, salt and pepper; mix well.

You can have Pipa Tofu using 16 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pipa Tofu

1. You need 1 lb of Tofu,mashed.

2. Prepare 1/2 lb of Shrimp, chopped coursely.

3. It’s 1/2 lb of Ground pork.

4. You need 1 of Egg.

5. You need 1/4 cup of All purpose flour.

6. It’s 1/2 cup of Carrots, finely grated.

7. Prepare 3 tbsp of Spring onions, chopped.

8. Prepare 3 tbsp of Parsley or cilantro, chopped.

9. Prepare 1 of Salt and pepper, to taste.

10. You need 10 of Pcs soaked dried mushrooms, chopped.

11. Prepare 1 of Soy sauce.

12. Prepare 1 of Oyster sauce.

13. It’s 3/4 of Sugar and salt to taste.

14. It’s 2 tbsp of Corn starch.

15. It’s 2 tbsp of Water, to dilute the cornstarch- use for thickening.

16. Prepare 2 cup of Water or stock.

In a wok, heat oil over medium high.

Using a Chinese porcelain spoon, scoop tofu mixture and mold into a teardrop shape pipa (a Chinese musical instrument like a mandolin).

Pipa tofu is named based on the shape the tofu paste is formed and moulded using a Chinese soup spoon.

It resembles the traditional Chinese classical lute called "pipa" pronounced as "pee-pah".

Pipa Tofu step by step

1. In a large bowl, mix the ground pork, chopped shrimps, chopped mushrooms and mashed tofu.. Add one beaten egg, flour, salt and pepper.. Add the vegetables and mix well…

2. Form into balls or spoon shaped (oblong) and deep fry until golden brown. Set aside…

3. To make the sauce, in a small sauce pan- bring water, soy sauce, oyster sauce to boil.. Season with sugar, salt and then thicken with diluted starch.. Add the fried tofu to the sauce, garnish with cilantro and serve hot…

It is amazing what we can do with fresh tofu.

This time I am using a slightly firmer tofu, break it up and mix with other ingredients to make a.

Serve the pipa tofu on a bed of bok choy or Shanghai bok choy, and accompanying sauce on top.

Ingredients and recipe after the jump.

Hubby enjoyed the dish but when he saw my end state, he suggested this could be the first and the last time I cook Pipa Tofu.