Steamed Tofu Sandwich with Crabmeat

Name: Steamed Tofu Sandwich with Crabmeat
Yield: for 4 as a first course, or 2 as a light main course
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 225 g/ 8 oz crabmeat, white meat only; 3 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced; 4–6 spring onions, thinly cut at an angle; salt; 450 g/1 lb tofu; ½ tsp sesame oil; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; a pinch of cayenne pepper; 1 tsp finely chopped ginger; white of 1 egg

Preparation info

for
2
as a first course, or as a light main course

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

New Wave Asian

By Sri Owen

Published 2002

About

Tofu is an excellent source of protein for vegetarians, so really strict vegetarians can replace the crabmeat with wild asparagus or Thai baby asparagus. If you do use crabmeat, it must be only the best and the freshest. Failing that, use finely chopped raw prawns.

Ingredients

225 g/ 8 oz crabmeat, white meat only
white of 1 egg

Asia
Starter
Main course
Southeast Asia

Method

In a glass bowl, combine the crabmeat with the egg white, ginger, garlic, cayenne pepper, sesame oil and a pinch of salt.

Cut the tofu into quarters and then each quarter into halves to make 8 thin rectangles. Put 4 of these thin slices of tofu side by side on a plate that will