STEAMED TOFU WITH SALTED EGGS 老少平安

I like the Chinese name given for this dish 老少平安 , the name literally in English means "Elderly and young peace". I was introduced to this dish when I mentioned to one of my computing classmate Penny from Guangzhou what to do with the surplus egg whites that I have in fridge after making Portuguese egg tarts. She further explained the reason of naming "Elderly and young peace" is because the soft and smooth texture of the dish with main ingredients of tofu, fish paste and egg whites is perfect for young and elderly without worrying about missing teeth and choking problem with fish bones, therefore everyone is safe to eat. :-)

Frankly, this traditional home-style Cantonese cuisine and also regards as "lazy people food" recipe is similarly to steam eggs with variation of adding tofu and fish paste. Of course, there are other variations some even mixed with shrimp and mushrooms. My version, I didn't have any fish paste so I replaced with pork mince and added my homemade salted eggs as topping.

Steamed Tofu with Salted eggs

Homemade Salted Eggs

Salted egg yolks vs normal egg yolk

STEAMED TOFU WITH SALTED EGGS INGREDIENTS: 2 pieces of Tofu (Bean Curds) 2 Egg whites/Salted egg yolks (optional) 200g Fish paste/Chicken/Pork Mince or both Mushroom/dried shrimp /preserved radish/spring onion chopped finely (optional) Salt/pepper seasoning Fried garlic oil Parsley or coriander for garnishing METHOD: If use minced meat, marinate minced meat with soya sauce, sesame oil, pepper, corn flour. For fish paste marinate with salt, pepper and sesame oil. Mash tofu and add in fish paste/minced meat and stir well. Mix all ingredients in a steaming bowl and stir well. Steam with high heat for 10-12 minutes. Drizzle with some garlic oil and garnish with coriander/parsley. Serve hot with rice. 老少平安 (蒸豆腐) 材料豆腐 蛋清/咸蛋蛋黄(可选) 魚滑/鸡肉/猪肉碎或两者 香菇/虾米/腌萝卜/青葱粒切碎(可选) 盐/胡椒粉调味 蒜头油 香菜/青葱粒状饰 方法： 肉碎腌酱油，麻油，胡椒粉和太白粉。 鱼滑腌盐，胡椒粉和香油。 豆腐捣烂，加入鱼滑/肉碎，搅拌均匀。 所有材料加调味料搅拌均匀倒入一个蒸盆。 用高温蒸10-12分钟。 淋一些蒜头油，洒上香菜青葱粒即成。 趁热送饭。