Friday, 16 January 2015

Chinese New Year Dish : Tau Pau With Mushrooms 豆包焖香菇

Chinese New Year Dish : Tau Pau With Mushrooms 豆包焖香菇


 Recipe source :  Y3K magazine, Issue 71, 3/4 -2013 ( Boon's Little Kitchen )

This lovely vegetarian dish looks so auspicious!  I liken the lovely pieces of mushrooms to ancient coins sitting on pieces of jade and taels of gold! Ah, I got carried away again when talking about symbolism and auspicious food for Chinese New Year !

The "taels of gold" are vegetarian bean curd wraps. The Cantonese called them tau pau. They are soy products and rich in protein. This dish is popularly served at  eight-course dinners during Chinese wedding banquets. I always look forward to this vegetarian dish because I love eating the bean curd wraps. 

I am cooking this for Chinese New Year.  

The  taste is absolutely awesome!

Ingredients A


1 tbsp minced ginger
1 packet frozen tau pau ( bean curd wrap/soy chip )
12 pieces dried mushrooms, soaked until soft
200g broccoli, cut into florets
Enough oil to deep-fry tau pau


Thickening Solution


1/2 tbsp tapioca flour
1 tbsp water

Mix together to form a solution. 


Seasonings


2 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dark soya sauce
1 tsp sugar
300ml water

 Frozen tau pau.

Let it thaw. The pieces will be easier to separate after thawing.
Use kitchen towels to absorb the moisture before deep-frying.

Method


1.  Heat oil to deep-fry tau pau. Remove,drain and set aside.
2.  Heat 1000ml water in a small pot and bring to a boil. Add 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar and 1 tsp oil. Blanch the broccoli florets for 1 minute. Remove and drain well.
3.  Heat 1 tbsp oil. Saute minced ginger and mushrooms. Fry well.
4.  Add seasonings, water, deep-fried tau pau. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
5.  Add thickening solution and mix well.
6.  Toss in the broccoli and stir to mix well.



Hosted by Miss B of Everybody Eats Well In Flanders 
and co-hosted by Charmaine of Mimi Bakery House



I am linking this post to Cook-Your-Book #20
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35 comments:

  1. I also like this auspicious dish,especially the yummy "taels of gold" .
    Thank you Doris.

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    1. Hi Aunty Young,

      May you come into real taels of gold this coming CNY. Wishing you a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year.

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  2. Hi, this one looks super delicious and healthy too.

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    1. Hi Shazzy,

      It sure is and thanks for visiting.

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  3. I love tau pau. The combination of tau pau and shiitake mushroom is just fantastic. A perfect dish to serve during CNY !

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    1. Hi Veronica,

      It sure is and wishing you a happy and prosperous CNY.

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    1. Hi Linda,

      Thanks for visiting and wishing you a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year.

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  5. Hi Doris, I just bought a packet of round shape Tau Pau. Will cook it this way. Looks like restaurant style dish. Nice.

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    1. Hi Kimmy, I haven't bought any round shape tau pau before, but I guess it would look nice. Gong Xi Fa Cai. :)

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  6. Doris,
    Thanks for showing the packaging of Tau Pau, I have no idea how it looks like, but now I know! This is a great dish for CNY, your presentation looks like it is served at chinese wedding banquets!

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  7. Hi B,
    Nice to know that I am of help. Wishing you a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year.

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  8. Hi Doris,
    Wow, your dish looks so delicious! And it looks really festive! Your family is going to have feast with all the delicious CNY dishes you are cooking!

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  9. Hi Doris,
    Thank you for sharing. Since I have some tao pao in my freezer, gonna make this for reunion dinner. Wishing you a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year!

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