Steamed Eggs With Tofu

 

Ingredients: (serves 2)

1 tube egg tofu

2 eggs

1 salted duck egg (cooked, peeled and cut into small pieces)

1 tbsp. light soy sauce

1/4 tsp. sesame oil

1/2 tbsp. shallot oil

1/2 tbsp. crispy shallot

Spring onion, to garnish

Methods:

1. Crack eggs into a measuring cup and beat with a fork. 
2. Measure the amount, then add 1.5 times the volume of water to the beaten eggs.  Then, add a pinch of salt and beat the mixture until it is homogeneous.  Set aside.
3. Cut the egg tofu into round cylinders about 1 cm. thick.  Arrange the tofu pieces in a pattern of your choice on a round ceramic dish with raised edges.
4. Pour the egg mixture through a fine sieve over the tofu pieces until almost submerged.  Gently remove any bubbles with a spoon, then sprinkle the pieces of salted egg on top of the tofu.  Cover the dish with a large flat plate.
5. Steam over low heat for about 7 minutes until the egg is fully set.
6. Remove the dish from the steamer.  Drizzle sesame oil, light soy sauce and shallot oil over the top.  For added flavor, sprinkle crispy shallots over the top as well.
7. Finally, garnish with thinly sliced curled spring onion, and serve immediately.

I adapted this recipe  from 'simpledeliciouseats.com.'