Fish-paste Tofu with Vegetables 鱼胶蔬菜豆腐

In my last post, I mentioned that I will be sharing how I did the sushi-style Fish-paste Tofu.

This is one of my kids' favourite. It's a good alternative to get the kids to eat their vegetables. I used to make this for them when they are younger and they love it because of the colours but had no idea the colours with make using vegetables.

Once they accepted the dish and were always requesting for it, I reveal to them the 'mystery ingredients'. They began to realise then that 'some' vegetables are really not that hard to swallow. ;)

You can also add in some other chopped ingredients for texture. However, do not overload the additional ingredients. As the fish paste may not be able to hold it together if there are too much of it.

Ingredients:

• 200g Fish Paste
• 1 tube Egg Tofu
• 1/3 Carrot or 1 handful Broccoli Florets
• Corn Flour for dusting
• Oil for pan-frying
• Optional chopped ingredients
• a stalk Spring Onion; green part only, if using to tie to rice ball

How to do it:

1. Mix or blend all ingredients, except spring onions, till smooth.
2. If adding chopped ingredients, add only after blending.
3. Oil a dish.
4. Spread paste in dish.
5. Steam for 15 - 20 mins, depending on thickness of paste.
6. Cut into smaller pieces and remove carefully from dish. You can flip it over to a bigger plate if the cooked tofu is not to deep. Otherwise the tofu will break into pieces from the drop.
7. Dust lightly with corn flour.
8. Pan fry on all sides till lightly brown.
9. Side aside.
10. Meanwhile, boil some water with half a teaspoon oil.
11. Turn off heat and place in the fish paste tofu on the rice ball and tie with soften spring onion.
12. Serve.

Note:

• I didn't not add any seasoning as fish paste is usually seasoned.
• You may wish to add 1/2 teaspoon light sauce and a dash of pepper when blending the mixture if you like.
• You can try using other vegetables if you like.

Happy Meal 09 开心餐

This was what I prepared for the kids for dinner last night.

The rice was presented in sushi-style with a slice of Tofu with fish paste. I made 2 types of it. One with carrot and the other with broccoli. 

What with the set was pan-grilled Yakitori chicken. I use mid-joint wings and removed the bones so it's easier to eat. The other sides are butter corn and crab stick rolled in egg crepe. 

My daughter had Edamame instead of butter corn.

If you are interested in how the Chinese-style 'sushi' is done, watch out for my next post. ;)

Cakey Donut Balls 球狀甜甜圈

It was suppose to be pancakes for breakfast but the kids first all the milk before I could get some. Hence, I decided to make donut (balls) instead.

As premix pancake mix is use here, the texture is unlike the 'real' donut which is a bit chewy. It is more like cake and it's crispy on the outside. However, since it's not the actual 'real' donut, there isn't any waiting time for the dough to rise. You just mix it, shape it and fry it. Pretty easy and fast.

Ingredients:

• 150g Pancake Mix
• 1 Egg
• 20g Granulated Sugar
• 20g Cold Butter, chopped int small pieces
• Oil for frying
• All purpose flour for dusting
• Icing sugar for dusting

How to do it:

1. Mix all ingredients, except oil and icing sugar together. Mixing by hand will be easier.
2. Mix and knead till the mixture turn into a dough.
3. Place a piece of baking paper on the table top or you can just use your table top.
4. Dust with flour.
5. Take some dough and roll into a ball.
6. Use your palm to flatten the dough on the dusted baking paper to about 1cm in height.
7. Lightly dust the top of the dough.
8. Dust a circle cutter. I use a piping nozzle which is about 3cm in diameter.
9. Cut the flatten dough with the cutter.
10. Repeat till all the dough have finished.
11. Heat oil for frying. It should be hot but not smoking.
12. Reduce to low heat.
13. Gently drop the circle dough into the oil to fry.
14. They cook very fast, so remember to keep turning so they will fry evenly.
15. Drain on paper towel.
16. Dust with icing sugar and serve.