Jing Shao Doufu

Name: Jing Shao Doufu (Brown Sauce Doufu)
Yield: Serves 4 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic; 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger root; 1½ tablespoons peanut oil; 450 g/1 lb fresh soft bean curd; 1 tablespoon yellow bean sauce; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 teaspoon chilli bean sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce

Brown Sauce Doufu

Preparation info

Serves
4
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

Despite its simplicity, this was one of the most flavouiful dishes I enjoyed at the Chen Ma Po Doufu restaurant in Chengdu. The soft texture of fresh bean curd is delightful to the palate, like chilled freshly baked custard. After braising it briefly in the sauce below, the bean curd takes on a brown colour and a quite delicious flavour. Serve the dish with rice.