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Claypot Yong Tau Foo in Taucheo Chilli
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Claypot Yong Tau Foo in Taucheo Chilli Recipe
Yong Tau Foo (YTF) literally stands for stuffed bean curd, though the name has expanded to a broader term and apply not just for stuffed bean curd, but to all kinds of ingredients stuffed with fish paste – for example, lady’s fingers (orka), bitter gourd (bitter melon), eggplant (brinjal) etc. Even ingredients which are not stuffed such as meat balls, dumplings and certain vegetables have now been associated with common YTF selections.
Ingredients:
- 350 grams “yong tau foo” about 15 pieces or so
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 8 garlic cloves peeled
- 4 chilli padi (bird’s eye chili) to taste
- 1 tbsp taucheo (soy bean paste/ 豆酱)
- 1/2 cup water
Directions:
- Cook yong tau foo pieces in boiling water for about 2 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Using an electric blender, first grind the garlic and chilli until finely chopped. Add in taucheo and blend until a paste is formed. Alternatively, use a mortar and pestle.
- Heat oil in claypot or wok, and stir fry taucheo paste prepared in step 2 until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add water; bring the sauce to a simmer. Add the blanched yong tau foo pieces and stir to coat them well in the sauce.
Noob Cook Tips
- When cooking the yong tau foo pieces, note that cooking time will vary for different types of food. The thinner slices will cook faster, so take them out earlier as they are cooked.
- Tip from my mum: When grinding the taucheo chilli paste, the garlic and chilli are added to the blender first. Add the taucheo only after the garlic and chilli become finely chopped. This is because the sticky taucheo will prevent the garlic and chilli from being grinded if everything is added in the blender at the same time.
- For best results, cook and serve this dish in a claypot.
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Wiffy, I’d like to have this for my dinner :)
Just cooked this and posted my first attempt. Thanks. Really love Ur receipes
Hi wiffy, is there a chilli soy bean paste that i can buy from supermarkets? which brand would you recommend? I don’t have a food processor/mixer so creating the paste from scratch would be too cumbersome for me.
I don’t think they sell ready made chilli soy bean paste, but you can pound the paste in a mortar and pestle.
thanks! i will try that then