Steamed Tofu With Crabmeat & Tang-Hoon (vermicelli

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Ingredients
1 big firm tofu
250 g Nai Bai (blanched in boiling water with salt, sugar and oil for 2 minutes) drained and set aside)
1 tbsp shredded carrot
2 pcs dried shitake mushrooms (soaked till soft and chopped coarsely)
3 tbsp crabmeats
10 g tang hoon (soaked till soft and cut into 1 inch in lenght-wise)
1 tsp corn flour
1/2 egg white
1 tbsp wolfberry
1 tbsp minced garlic

Seasoning ingredients
Salt to taste
1 tsp mushroom granules
pepper to taste
1 tsp corn flour
1/2 tsp Knorr All in seasoning powder

Sauce Ingredients (Gravy)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp mushroom sauce
1 tbsp abalone sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
Pepper to taste
50 ml water
11/2 tsp corn flour (mixed with 1 tbsp water)
( Heat 1 tsp oil in a saucepan and saute garlics till fragrant, add sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Once sauce thickens, off heat.)

Method
1) In a mixing bowl, mash tofu with a fork, add in carrots, mushrooms, tang-hoon, crab meat, egg white and seasoning ingredients. Blend well and pack the mixture firmly into a steaming bowl.
2) Steamed over rapidly boiling waterm for about 20-30 minutes. (mixture will become firm). let it cool for 15 minutes before un-moulding.Run a butter knife around the edge. Cover with a plate and turn upside down. Gently shake it until tofu comes off.
3) Garnished with blanched vegetables (of your choice) and ladle gravy over it. Topped with wolf berry and serve hot.

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