Friday, November 15, 2013

Steam Tofu with Minced Meat

On a weekday dinner, I normally will prepare some really simple & fast dish. The best thing is while cooking the rice, I can steam it together inside the rice cooker. In Asia, every household has a automatic rice cooker at home, you just need to wash the rice & press the automatic button. It will cook the rice perfectly. It comes with a tray where you can insert on top of the rice bowl for steaming while the rice is cooking.

I noticed that most kids love to eat soft tofu & minced meat as it is easier to chew. Especially younger children aged between 3 to 5. Try to buy better quality meat. It really make a big different. I don't deny that quality meat is more costly. You can buy within your mean.


Ingredients for 3 servings:
180g minced meat
1 tsp of shao heng cooking wine
1/2 tsp of chicken stocks granules
1 tbsp of corn starch 
1tbsp of water
Pinch of Salt
few drops of sesame oil
Method: Mix all the ingredients above by hand until the minced meat is sticky & smooth.

Others ingredients:
1 box of soft tofu (appx 200g)
Shallots oil- cut a few pcs of shallots, sliced it, fry in any vegetables oil.
Careful. Don't burn it. Mine was slightly burned. But I still use it anyway. Grandma said not to waste.

Final Assemble Method:
1)Cut the box soft tofu into half, lay it on the plate.
2)Top the minced meat mixture on top of the tofu.
3)Steam it together on the insert on top of the rice cooker. When the rice is done cooking, your meal is ready.
or
4) Use a steamer to steam it. Put the plate in AFTER the water boiled. Let it steams for about 12-15 mins.
5) Lastly, drop 1 tbsp of the shallots oil on top of the minced meat.
Serve immediately to enjoy.


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