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Braised Duck

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My father-in-law gave us this half duck and spice pack for braised duck. I tried this dish today. It’s a bit time consuming but Duck turns out great.

1. Clean Duck. Prepare boiling water. Scald Duck with boiling water till the duck skin becomes very tight.

2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a deep put. Add in 3 tablespoon brown sugar and 2 tablespoon sugar. Stir till caramelized. Sauté ginger slices and garlic cloves till aromatic.

3. Add in duck, pour in enough hot water covers duck. Add in spice pack, 1/2 cup dark soy sauce and 1/2 cup light soy sauce. Bring to boil.

4. Have a taste of soup, add in sugar and salt to season.

5. Turn to medium low heat. Cover with lid and braise for 1.5 hrs.

6. Take the duck out. Cool down.

7. Put hard boiled egg and hard tofu into braising pot. Simmer for 30 mins.

8. Cut duck into slices or chunks like I did. Place them in a plate, sided with egg and tofu.

9. Pour 1 cup braising stock into sauce pan. Add in 1 tablespoon oyster sauce and Corn starch water. Reduce to condensed sauce. Pour over duck slices.

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Bittergourd, Luncheon Meat & Tofu Stir-fry

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It’s a famous dish from Okinawa. I learnt it from a TV show. It is said this dish has various ways of cooking. I guess I just created my own way. 🙂

Ingredients:

Bittergourd (cut into slices)

Luncheon meat ( cut into slices)

Tofu ( cut into slices)

2 beaten eggs

Salt

Black pepper

Sweet cooking wine

Light soy sauce

1. Heat a little oil in the pan.

2. Put the luncheon meat & Tofu slices in. Fry till each side turns golden brown. Put luncheon meat & Tofu aside.

3. Add bittergourd slices in. Fry till turns a bit transparent.

4. Push luncheon meat and tofu back. Mix with bittergourd. Stir fry for around 2 mins.

5. Add in 1 1/2 tsp sweet cooking wine and 1 1/2 tsp light soy sauce. Stir fry evenly for another 1-2 mins.

6. Pour beaten egg over all ingredients. Wait till egg becomes a bit solidified. Stir slightly with ladle. Let all ingredients have a good mix.

7. Season with salt and black pepper.

Serve hot.

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Shrimp & Tofu Patties

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Main ingredients:

Chopped shrimp 100g

Tofu 200g

Chopped Spring onion 2 stalks

Mix them in a big bowl

All these three ingredients don’t have to be finely chopped. I crushed tofu with my hand. 🙂

For the seasonings:

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce

1/4 tsp white pepper powder

1 tbsp sesame oil

1/2 tsp sugar

Mix well with shrimp, tofu & spring onion.

Next, add in flour while mixing. Stop when all ingredients can cling together to make patties. I added in about 3 tbsp flour.

Heat a pan on stove, brush pan with oil.

Use hand to make patties. Put patties in the pan. Fry till both sides turn golden brown.

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Stir Fry Tofu With Leek

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1. Cut Tofu into small chunks.

2. Heat some oil in the pan. Beat an egg in the bowl. Dip Tofu in egg and then fry in the pan till each side turns golden brown. Then take them out in a plate.

3.  Heat a little oil in the pan again. Put chopped leek in the pan. Sauce a bit till they turn softened.

4. Add Tofu back in the pan. Also with chopped chili. Stir fry evenly.

5. Season with salt.

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Stir Fry Bok Choy With Beancurd

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It’s a vegetarian recipe. Quick and easy.

First, fry bean curd slices in the pan with a little oil till both sides turn golden brown. Take bean curd out. Stir fry chopped garlic a bit, then put in bok choy. Stir fry till leaves shrink and color turns dark. Put bean curd back in the pan. Spread some salt, stir fry evenly and quickly for another minute or two. Then dish out.

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Cook Egg Tofu in 3 Ways

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I used to dislike egg tofu, but now I like it. This dish actually includes 3 ways to cook egg tofu. We also call egg tofu Japanese tofu.

First, cut egg tofu into even-sized pieces. Coat them with corn starch, and fry them in oil in hot pan till both side turn golden brown.


After being fried, Egg tofu is crunchy outside but soft inside. It’s a super easy way to cook egg tofu but still yummy.

If you think it’s too easy, and you want to add some vegetables, please move on to the next procedure.

Prepare carrot, shiitake, celery. And cut them into small pieces.

Heat some oil in the pan. First stirfry carrot, then add in shiitake, and celery at last. Also add in some oil sauce with a little water. Keep stir frying. Before the sauce is almost dry, add in fried egg tofu. Quick stir fry all together, and take them out into the plate.

This is yummy stir fry egg tofu with vegetables.

And if you are an egg lover, just like my husband. You are gonna like the following step.

Beat two eggs in a bowl, add in a little salt and mix well. Heat a little oil in the pan. Pour egg in it. Before egg gets solidify, put stir fried egg tofu and vegetables on the egg. Once egg at the bottom gets solidify, take them out.