VEGGIE - Crispy Tofu with Shrimp Squares

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• For Dusting:
• 1 block medium soft tofu
• 250 grams peel and deveined shrimps
• 100 grams ground meat – pork or chicken
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tbsp corn flour
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3 spring onions – finely diced
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• 1 small carrot – finely diced
• 4 tbsp cornstarch

Details

Adapted from mykitchensnippets.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Mash the tofu, put it on a cheese cloth and try to squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
2. Chopped or blend the shrimps into fine paste. In a large mixing bowl, mix the shrimps paste, tofu, ground meat and all the rest of the ingredients. Mix really well, cover and set it aside to marinate for 15 minutes.
3. In the meantime, prepare the steamer. Bring to water to boil. Grease and line an 8” x 8” square pan with plastic wrap.
4. Pour the mixture into the pan, even the top out and steam it over medium high heat for 15-18 minutes. Remove from steamer and let it cool completely.
5. Cut it into 1 ½” or 2” squares. Heat up some vegetable oil for deep frying. Lightly dust the squares with cornstarch and deep fried them until golden brown. Serve warm with some chili sauce.