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Braised Beancurd ~ Tofu


Beancurd on its own is rather bland in taste but with 'add ons', it can be transformed into a delicious dish.  I cook this quite often and it does go well with a bowl of fluffy white rice.





Recipe for Braised Beancurd ~ Tofu

    Ingredients
    • 4 pieces of  fried beancurd/tofu
    • 100 gm pork fillet, diced
    • 100 gm prawns, diced
    • 1 capsicum diced
    • 2 pips of garlic, chopped
    • 1 egg, lightly beaten
    • 1.1/2 tsp cornflour + 1.1/2 Tbsp water to thicken
    • Sesame oil to drizzle 
    Seasoning for pork and prawns
    • 1/2 tsp each of seasalt, light soya sauce
    • 1/4 tsp of dark soya sauce, sugar and cornflour (for pork only)
    • Dash of pepper
     Method
    1. Season the  pork fillet and prawns with the above seasoning for about half an hour.
    2. Saute the chopped garlic with some oil in a wok, add in the pork fillet, stir fry, add in 1/2 cup water.
    3. Once cooked, add in the beancurd, followed by the prawns and capsicum.
    4. Test for taste, add in the cornflour mixture and beaten egg.  Stir to mix, test for taste, turn off heat.
    5. Drizzle on some sesame oil
    6. Dish out and serve with hot rice.
     
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  1. Yummy BakesDecember 6, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    Cheah, I love this. Copying for this week end dinner. thanks for sharing :)

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    1. Sokehah cheahDecember 7, 2012 at 4:28 PM

      You're most welcome, Chris! Hope your family will like it!

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  2. Mich - Piece of CakeDecember 6, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    This looks delicious and simple. Definitely a favourite item in my family.

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  3. lenaDecember 6, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    this is my kind of comforting dish. Love it!

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  4. StephanieDecember 6, 2012 at 11:43 PM

    Oh I am drooling...so long time i haven't had this dish. Definitely want to make it when I can get the beancurd again!

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  5. MaryMohDecember 7, 2012 at 1:37 AM

    It's quite a long time I have not eaten tofu. you are making me drool looking at your picture. That would be so good with rice......mmmm.

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  6. Subhie ArunDecember 7, 2012 at 7:17 AM

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    1. Sokehah cheahDecember 7, 2012 at 4:31 PM

      Thanks for dropping by. Will hop over to yours soon!

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  8. KimmyDecember 7, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    Hi Cheah, such lovely dish which I think goes very well with blanched or fried plain noodles. Will try soon. TQ.

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    1. Sokehah cheahDecember 7, 2012 at 4:32 PM

      I've never had this with noodles ..... maybe it goes well too.

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  9. Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak LoverDecember 8, 2012 at 5:53 PM

    look so delicious!

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  10. chow and chatterDecember 9, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    looks tasty the way you made it :-) enjoyt he craft

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  11. mui muiDecember 9, 2012 at 9:42 PM

    Cheah,
    This is a delish dish! Simple yet health and with lots of nutrient.
    May i know do you use the plain white tofu and pan fried the tofu first or you can buy ready fried tofu?
    Thanks Cheah:)

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    1. Sokehah cheahDecember 9, 2012 at 11:53 PM

      I used the ready fried tofu. Pan frying white tofu is a tediuos task because the oil will splatter all over and it's a certain 'no, 'no' for me!

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    2. mui muiDecember 10, 2012 at 1:56 PM

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      Oh! It's so good your can buy fried tofu over there. We don't have that here. I guess I have to do it myself:)
      Thanks Cheah.
      mui..^^

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  12. ZoeDecember 10, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    I'm a tofu person and this is my kind of dish. Yum!

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  13. JacquelineDecember 10, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    Wow Cheah!!... so delicious-looking from your lovely photos, and yet so simple to cook it. Will try this out, hopefully when I regain my strength. Just to mention that I love your new image for your blog header, simple yet lovely.

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    1. Sokehah cheahDecember 10, 2012 at 11:41 AM

      So happy to see your comment, Jacqueline! Yes, perhaps John can try to cook this dish, so much easier than fried fish.....Glad that you like the new header. Yes, with time and plenty of rest, you'll be able to regain your strength!

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  14. Sokehah cheahDecember 11, 2012 at 4:36 PM

    You're most welcome!

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  15. AnonymousDecember 19, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    thanks for sharing.

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  16. Adele ForbesJanuary 31, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    My palate is crying...it's saying please feed me this.....

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    1. Sokehah cheahJanuary 31, 2013 at 5:41 PM

      Ha, ha.....thanks for dropping by. You can try to cook this, very simple and easy to prepare.

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