Spicy Gai Lan And Bean Curd Soup Recipes

SPICY GAI LAN AND BEAN CURD SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth, ginger, sesame oil, and soy sauce (if using) to a boil in a large sauce pan.
• Add sliced gai lan and chopped chillies, return to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 4-6 minutes until crisp-tender.
• Gently add tofu and chopped scallions to soup, stirring without breaking tofu.
• Cook 2-3 minutes on low heat or until soup is heated though.
• Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot.

YU-DOFU (KYOTO STYLE PLAIN SIMMERED BEAN CURD)

Steps:

• Dice the tofu into 1 inch cubes and arrange in a large, shallow earthenware casserole. Add boiling water to cover and place over medium heat.
• Combine, in a sauce pan, the soy sauce, sake, sugar, bonito shavings, and 2/3 cup water. Heat on medium-high and simmer for 3 minutes then turn off heat.
• When the water the tofu is cooking in starts to boil, remove the casserole to the table. Pour 1/4 cup of the prepared sauce into individual saucers and place before each guest, together with a saucer of chopped scallion and grated ginger. Cut each lemon in half and serve one half to each guest.
• Each guest helps themselves, transferring the tofu to an empty saucer. Have each guest squeeze the lemon into their prepared sauce and dip the tofu into the sauce then into the scallion and ginger, as preferred, and enjoy.

DIM SUM STYLE GAI-LAN (CHINESE BROCCOLI)

Steps:

• Gai Lan: Rinse gai lan and trim the end of the stems. Bring eight cups of water to a boil in a large saucepan or stock pot. Stir in salt, baking soda, garlic and ginger. Add gai-lan. Cover and simmer about 4 minutes, until the gai lan turns bright green and is tender-crisp. Drain and serve drizzled with the oyster sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds.
• Sauce: Mix oyster sauce with water or broth, mirin and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil to melt the sugar. Remove from heat.