Chinese Recipes - Fried Bean Curd Sticks Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cakes bean curd

• 75 g (30z) white fish meat

• 1 egg white

• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

• 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

• 4 walnuts

• 2 slices ham

• 100 g (3oz) pork fat

• 1 egg white

• 1/4 cup (50 cc) cornstarch

• cornstarch for coating

• 2-3 tablespoons oil

4 servings

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Method:

1. Sieve bean curd. Cut fish in small pieces, mash and add 1 1/2 tablespoons salt, white of one egg. Mix well.

2. Add bean curd to fish and mix well. Blend in sesame oil and 1 tablespoon starch and when thoroughly mixed, place flat in container.

3. Steam 20 minutes. When cool, cut into 4 X 2 X 1 cm (2X 1X 1/4 inch) pieces.

4. Place minced walnut and ham over cut pieces.

5. Slice pork fat thinly. Add cornstarch to slightly beaten egg white and use it to paste fat slices over the steamed bean curd sticks.

6. Coat bean curd sticks with starch. Heat oil and fry until light brown.