Recipe: Mabo Dhofu
For 2 Persons
Category: Chinese, Main dish, Vegetarian
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 1/2 ts Sesame oil
1 Garlic clove, crushed
1/4 c Minced leeks*
1/2 ts Minced red peppers
4 md Mushrooms, sliced
1/2 c Water
1 1/2 ts Sake (optional)#
2 1/2 ts Soy sauce
1/2 ts Salt
1 ds 7-spice red pepper+
1 1/2 ts Tomato ketchup
1 pk Extra firm silken tofu
2 ts Cornstarch
2 tb Water
1 tb Minced scallions
Heat a wok & coat with the oils. Add garlic, leeks & red peppers. Stir fry
over high heat for 15 seconds. Reduce heat to medium, add mushrooms & saute
for 1 minute. Add water, sake, soy sauce, salt, 7-spice pepper & ketchup.
Bring to a boil & cook for 30 seconds. Add tofu & return to a boil.
Dissolve cornstarch in water & stir into the wok. Simmer until thick.
Garnish with scallions.
* Or use minced scallions or onions
# I substituted a sherry
+ I used 1/4 ts of crushed chilies
Shurtleff & Aoyagi, "The Book of Tofu"
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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