Pipa tofu

Pipa Tofu was inspired after the traditional instrument of china named pi-pa because they shared the same shape, feel free to correct me if i was wrong, but others than that this dish is delicious.

Ingredient:

• 1 Pack of medium firm tofu (wrap in paper towel to drain the water and mashed)
• 100 gram of deshelled shrimp (approximately 10-12 shrimp) chopped finely
• 100 gram ground pork
• 1 Dried shitake mushroom (Soak in hot water to soften and chopped finely)
• 2 tbsp of maizena flour
• 1 egg white
• 1 green onion chopped finely (optional)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil

1. Mix all the Ingredient above to make the batter.
note: If you have food processor, throw all the ingredient inside the food processor to make the batter.
2. Heat the work, add 5tbsp of oil
3. Form the batter with the spoon
4. Fried it until golden brown on both side. set aside

Sauce:

• 1 tsp chicken bouillon (mix with 1/2 cup of hot water) or simply use 1/2 cup of chicken broth
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• pepper according to taste
• 1 tsp of maizena flour mix with 1tbsp of water

1. Heat all the ingredient in the wok/pan. Thicken it with maizena flour. pour over the tofu.
2. To garnish, blanch bokchoy with hot water for 3 minutes. and set it on plate before pouring the sauce
3. To give the sweet taste on the sauce, you could add kecap manis to it. (this step is optional)

Angsio Tofu

Level of difficulty: Very Low
Level of complicated-ness: Low
Time of preparation: +/- 10 minutes
Time of cooking: +/- 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• Fried tofu (I used 1 block of Tofu and fried it)
• 10 Hioko Mushrooms (slice well)
  
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce*
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce*
• 1 tsp Sesame oil*
• a pinch of Salt, Sugar and Pepper
• mix 1 tbsp of Corn Starch with 3 tbsp of water (Tepung Maizena dicairin)

*mix all the sauces in a bowl

Directions:

• cook garlic in medium heat, until it turn a bit brown.
• add the tofu and mushroom, stir it well
• add the sauces and a bit of water
• last but not least add corn starch to thicken the sauce
• angsio tofu is ready to be served

recipe modified from here
tofunya bisa dipake yang siap jadi (yang uda digoreng) bisa di beli di asian grocery store.