I had an opportunity to stop by the Asian mega-mart in north Austin today and I picked up some goodies that I would like to blog about. The first one is dried tofu. It's probably the most dense and it is sold fairly dry (compared to the white blocks submerged in water). As you can see in the picture below, the outside is a dark brown. I don't think the tofu is smoked, but it's got more of a nutty smoked flavor than the plain white variety.
This type of tofu is very versatile. Sliced into matchsticks, you can stir fry them with pork and spring onion for a very tasty dish. You can cut them into small cubes and make a sauce with ground pork and bean paste for noodles. And a very common way to serve dried tofu is by soaking/cooking in the spiced soy sauce first and then slicing them thinly to serve as an appetizer.
In the next two days, I will be making a type of chinese empanada with chinese leeks, dried tofu, rice noodles, and egg. And then, I will be making an assortment of spiced (soy sauce based) goodies for appetizers.
This type of tofu is very versatile. Sliced into matchsticks, you can stir fry them with pork and spring onion for a very tasty dish. You can cut them into small cubes and make a sauce with ground pork and bean paste for noodles. And a very common way to serve dried tofu is by soaking/cooking in the spiced soy sauce first and then slicing them thinly to serve as an appetizer.
In the next two days, I will be making a type of chinese empanada with chinese leeks, dried tofu, rice noodles, and egg. And then, I will be making an assortment of spiced (soy sauce based) goodies for appetizers.