Stuffed Gluten Puffs in Tomato Sauce
番茄油面筋灌蛋
Fried gluten puffs with two separate fillings, shrimp paste and egg, simmer in a fresh tomato sauce.
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English adaptation and editing of authorized supplied recipes: Chinese Home Cooking.
Ingredients
Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.
- fried wheat gluten puffs
- tomatoes
- prepared shrimp paste
- eggs
- scallions
- a littlesalt
- a littlestarch
- a littlewarm water
- cooking oil
- 1 spoonfulsugar
- 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Make a small hole in each gluten puff. Use a piping bag to fill some of the puffs fully with shrimp paste.
- 02
Beat the eggs with a little salt, starch and warm water. Pour the egg mixture into the other gluten puffs.
- 03
Peel and dice the tomatoes. Cook them in oil with a little salt until they break down. Add sugar and light soy sauce and stir-fry over high heat.
- 04
Add the separately shrimp-filled and egg-filled puffs. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped scallions before serving.
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Stuffed Gluten Puffs in Tomato Sauce
Fried gluten puffs with two separate fillings, shrimp paste and egg, simmer in a fresh tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- fried wheat gluten puffs
- tomatoes
- prepared shrimp paste
- eggs
- scallions
- a littlesalt
- a littlestarch
- a littlewarm water
- cooking oil
- 1 spoonfulsugar
- 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Method
- 01
Make a small hole in each gluten puff. Use a piping bag to fill some of the puffs fully with shrimp paste.
- 02
Beat the eggs with a little salt, starch and warm water. Pour the egg mixture into the other gluten puffs.
- 03
Peel and dice the tomatoes. Cook them in oil with a little salt until they break down. Add sugar and light soy sauce and stir-fry over high heat.
- 04
Add the separately shrimp-filled and egg-filled puffs. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped scallions before serving.
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