Bean curd with savoury stuffing

Name: Bean curd with savoury stuffing (Tahu ISI)
Yield: to serve two to four
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 6 pieces of white bean curd or 12–15 pieces of yellow fried bean; oil or butter; 2 tbs water; 1 small egg; 4 shallots or a bunch of spring onions, chopped; 2 tsp cornflour; 30 g (1 oz) minced beef or pork or, if you want this to be a vegetarian dish, 1 cup finely diced carrots and potatoes; 1 tbs chopped seledri (flat-leafed parsley) or coriander leaves; 3 cloves garlic, sliced finely; pepper and salt

Tahu ISI

Preparation info

to serve
two to four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Indonesian Food and Cookery

By Sri Owen

Published 1980

About

The bean curd may be either the white fresh variety or fried. The quantities shown are for 4 people, to be eaten with rice and vegetables; but if you are fond of tahu there will be enough here for 2 people for a good snack lunch, with no other food on the table.

Ingredients

6 pieces of white bean curd or 12–15 pieces of yellow fried bean

Asia
Indonesia
Lunch
Snack
South East Asia
Gluten-free

Method

If you are using white bean curd, scoop out a little of it with a teaspoon to make a hole in the middle of the block about the size of a small egg-cup. With the yellow bean curd, which comes in smaller chunks, you will need to cut away the ‘skin’ on one side and scoop out the hole with a small knife. In either case, chop the bean curd that you have removed and mix it with the meat, or the carro