Sizzling Silken Egg Tofu

I grew up eating Chinese food and I just love silken egg tofu. Each time when we dined out, I will always order this dish. Cooked in the sizzling style, the runny egg, the delicious sauce and the soft tofu, it’s just beyond words. Whoever invented this dish is a genius! 

Dining out with children sometimes can be very expensive. My daughter sometimes orders the most expensive item on the restaurant menu and then won't eat it. She always has an excuse... my stomach hurts, my head hurts, etc.

So today I want to share this recipe which my children gave the dish stamp of approval, exclaiming that it taste exactly the same as that in the restaurant.

Sizzling Silken Egg Tofu

Ingredients

2 blocks of silken egg tofu - cut into pieces (1-inch thickness)

4 tbsp plain flour / tapioca flour – for coating

¼ cup chicken flesh – minced

1 clove of garlic – peeled and minced

1-inch ginger – peeled and sliced

1 tbsp cooking oil

1 whole egg

1 stalk spring onion – chopped into thin slices (optional)

The sauce ingredients

2 tbsp oyster sauce

1 cup & 2 tbsp of water

½ tbsp. chicken stock powder

½ tsp brown sugar

¼ tsp ground pepper

½ tsp sesame oil

Thickening

1 tbsp corn starch

2 tbsp water

Method

1.    In a bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients and stir to evenly mix everything to make a thin sauce. Set aside.

2.    Coat the tofu pieces with plain / tapioca flour then heat up enough oil on a non-stick pan for shallow frying. Carefully add the tofu and pan fry them both sides until golden. Dish out and drain on absorbent kitchen paper towels. Set aside.

3.    Heat up the cooking oil in a wok then sauté the ginger and garlic until fragrant. Add the minced chicken and stir until the chicken turn white. Pour in the sauce and the thickening then bring to a boil until the sauce thickens.

4.    Meanwhile place the hot plate on the stove and heat up over medium heat until it is really hot.  Crack the egg on the center of the hot plate then remove and place it on its wooden platter.

5.    Stir in the tofu to the bubbling sauce and carefully pour the tofu and its sauce over the egg on the hot plate.

6.    Garnish with spring onion and serve immediately.