Steam Prawns With Tofu and Glass Noodles In Plum Sauce
I came across this dish in The Little Teochew food blog which she adapted the recipe from the blog "3 Hungry Tummies" and liked it. However, I wanted to try this dish with my own sauce. I was wondering if this will go well with the plum sauce that I used for my Lemon Chicken recipe. Then, why wonder just try it out and we will know and I did this afternoon. SUCCESS! They taste fabulous and I must say "3 Hungry Tummies" has done a beautiful job of combining tofu, glass noodles and prawn!
Total Steps
5
Ingredients
12
Tools Needed
9
Ingredients
- 1 tube silken egg tau foo (or any type of tofu you like)(optional)
- 8 medium size fresh prawns, peeled keeping the tails intact
- 10 gram glass noodle, soaked and drained
- 1 stalk spring onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons plum sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 1/8 teaspoon ground clove
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fried sesame
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon grated ginger
Instructions
Step 1
Heat wok with vegetable oil and add chopped garlic. Stir fry until fragrant. Add plum sauce, water, ground clove, sugar, and ground white pepper. Let it simmer for about 2 minutes. Add the grated ginger and simmer for another minute. Turn off heat.
Step 2
Form the prawns into balls. Dip each prawn into a small pot of hot water to half-cook them, allowing them to maintain their shape. Set aside.
Step 3
Cut the tube of tofu into 8 equal pieces and arrange them on a serving plate. Boil the glass noodles for 5 minutes and drain well. Spread a little of the glass noodles onto each piece of tofu.
Step 4
Place the half-cooked prawns on top of the glass noodles and tofu. Spoon a little of the prepared plum sauce onto each prawn. Pour the remaining sauce into a small sauce bowl and place it in the center of the serving plate. Sprinkle some fried sesame onto each prawn and add the remaining sesame into the sauce.
Step 5
When the water is boiling in the steamer, place the serving plate with the assembled dish into the steamer and steam until cooked through.