Egg Tofu With Crab Meat And Leek is one of my favourite dishes to jazz up a homecooked meal.
The dish of egg tofu covered in a glistening gravy of crab meat and leek, thickened with an egg white, is appetising and goes perfectly with rice.
Growing up, I remember eating versions of this dish at zichar stalls and Chinese restaurants. I always found dinner a little more exciting when tofu slathered in crab meat gravy was served on a hot plate.
This is not a difficult dish to replicate. I deep-fry the tofu, but you can always use the air-fryer if you like.
The golden rounds of tofu and egg gravy make the dish look inviting.
I prefer using Australian leeks, which are thicker and offer more texture and sweetness than the thinner variety from China. But you can use either, depending on availability. The leek keeps the seafood from being overpowering and adds a superb sweetness to the gravy.
To thicken the gravy, I use only the white of the egg for a cleaner look. Use the whole egg if you do not know what to do with the yolk and do not want to waste it.
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EGG TOFU WITH CRAB MEAT AND LEEK
INGREDIENTS
400ml cooking oil
2 rolls of egg tofu, cut into six pieces a packet
3 garlic cloves, chopped
50g crab meat
1 stalk of leek (60g), diagonally sliced
135ml water
1 Tbs cornflour
1 egg white
½ tsp salt
Dash of ground white pepper
METHOD
1. Deep-fry six pieces of egg tofu at a time in the cooking oil until golden brown.
2. Place the fried tofu on kitchen paper to drain excess oil.
3. Reserve 30ml of cooking oil and heat it in a clean wok.
4. Fry the garlic Read More – Source
Egg Tofu With Crab Meat And Leek is one of my favourite dishes to jazz up a homecooked meal.
The dish of egg tofu covered in a glistening gravy of crab meat and leek, thickened with an egg white, is appetising and goes perfectly with rice.
Growing up, I remember eating versions of this dish at zichar stalls and Chinese restaurants. I always found dinner a little more exciting when tofu slathered in crab meat gravy was served on a hot plate.
This is not a difficult dish to replicate. I deep-fry the tofu, but you can always use the air-fryer if you like.
The golden rounds of tofu and egg gravy make the dish look inviting.
I prefer using Australian leeks, which are thicker and offer more texture and sweetness than the thinner variety from China. But you can use either, depending on availability. The leek keeps the seafood from being overpowering and adds a superb sweetness to the gravy.
To thicken the gravy, I use only the white of the egg for a cleaner look. Use the whole egg if you do not know what to do with the yolk and do not want to waste it.
• Follow Hedy Khoo on Instagram @hedchefhedykhoo
• Follow Straits Times Food on Instagram and Facebook @straitstimesfood
EGG TOFU WITH CRAB MEAT AND LEEK
INGREDIENTS
400ml cooking oil
2 rolls of egg tofu, cut into six pieces a packet
3 garlic cloves, chopped
50g crab meat
1 stalk of leek (60g), diagonally sliced
135ml water
1 Tbs cornflour
1 egg white
½ tsp salt
Dash of ground white pepper
METHOD
1. Deep-fry six pieces of egg tofu at a time in the cooking oil until golden brown.
2. Place the fried tofu on kitchen paper to drain excess oil.
3. Reserve 30ml of cooking oil and heat it in a clean wok.
4. Fry the garlic Read More – Source
