Name: Stir-fried Bean Curd with Minced Dried Shrimp
Yield: Serves 6 with 3 Other Dishes
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 4 cakes bean curd, refreshed; 15 ml (1 tbsp) Shaoxing wine or medium dry sherry; 75 ml (5 tbsp) peanut or vegetable oil; 40 g (1½ oz) dried shrimp; 3 spring onions, trimmed and cut into small rounds; 2 large cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

Preparation info

Serves
6
with 3 Other Dishes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Food of China

By Yan-Kit So

Published 1992

About

Yuan Mei liked this dish served in Mr Zhang’s home so much that he included it in his cookbook, The Cookery Lists of Suiyuan. To use the flavour from the dried shrimp to season the bland bean curd is common sense to most cooks, but to take the trouble of mincing the shrimp will enhance the overall flavour of the dish tenfold.