Stuffed Tofu Dumplings

Name: Stuffed Tofu Dumplings
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/3 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar; 2 large scallions, white parts only, thinly sliced; 2 1/4 lbs firm tofu, cut into thirty-six 1 1/2-inch cubes; 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey; 4 large scallions, green parts only, thinly sliced; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon chinese chili bean paste; 1 tablespoon fermented black beans, rinsed and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 minced garlic clove; 1 large beaten egg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Submitted by Happy_Housewife

"This is actually Ma po tofu in dumpling form. Instead of stir frying all ingredients together, tofu is stuff with meat and served with sauce. This is a good recipe to try for the fun of things! I find it very tasty and healthy for my family. Courtesy of Food&Wine."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 4

ingredients

SAUCE
¹⁄₃ cup soy sauce
¹⁄₄ cup unseasoned rice vinegar
2 large scallions, white parts only, thinly sliced
Other ingredients
2 ¹⁄₄ lbs firm tofu, cut into thirty-six 1 1/2-inch cubes
1 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey
4 large scallions, green parts only, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon chinese chili bean paste
1 tablespoon fermented black beans, rinsed and finely chopped
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 minced garlic clove
1 large beaten egg
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground pepper

directions

SAUCE: In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, vinegar, chili-bean paste and scallions.
The tofu: With a small melon baller, hollow out the tofu cubes and reserve the balls.
Put the tofu balls in a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients.
With your hands, mix thoroughly.
Carefully stuff each tofu cube with the meat. Spread a little cornstarch in the hole to ensure the meat stick onto the tofu(this is optional).
To steam the tofu:
Fill a wok or a very large skillet with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil.
Arrange the dumplings in a double-tiered bamboo steamer; set the steamer over the boiling water.
Cover and steam until the filling is firm and cooked throughly, it would take about 10 minutes.
Serve the dumplings with the sauce.

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Happy_Housewife

I'm a 28 years old wife who lives in the Bay Area with my hubby. I do not work. In my spare time I like to sample recipes from recipezaar. I also enjoy baking some sweets once in a while but normally my hubby and I can't finish everything I bake. We hope to have children soon so that there will be people around the house to eat everything I cook. I like to cook Chinese or Asian food as I am Chinese and I find it's easier for me to find the needed ingredients from home without buying a lot of groceries to prepare for one dish. My passion is eating. Sounds odd? hehehe....my friends also share the same passion. My friend was criticized for considering eating as her passsion. She was told that eating is not considered a passion, it's considered a necessity and it's something you just have to do. What do you think? We eat out whenever we feel bored of our own cooking. That's why I gained weight over the past year. I go to the gym 3 times a week(sometimes not even twice a week).

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