Fried Stuffed 3 Treasures 煎讓三寶

Nguyên liệu

• 1 Japanese eggplant
• 1 Green pepper
• 1 Orange pepper ((or any pepper you like))
• 1 pkg Tofu puffs
• 300 g Shrimp paste
• 1 stalk Green onions (chopped)
• 3 tbsp Oil
• 2 tbsp Sweet soy sauce
• 12 Fermented black beans ((optional))
• 1 tbsp Corn starch

Cách làm

1. 1

   Wash and clean eggplant. Do not remove skin. Cut at a slant into 1 cm thick pieces

2. 2

   Cut the peppers in half and remove seeds and membranes.

3. 3

   Cut peppers into 5 cm pieces. For long, narrow peppers, you can just cut them in half

4. 4

   Use kitchen shears to cut a small hole in one of the sides of the tofu and remove the square piece

5. 5

   Soak 12 fermented black beans in water for 5 minutes and drain

6. 6

   Wash and chop green onions

7. 7

   Use your fingers to dab the cornstarch onto the surface where you will spread the shrimp paste This will prevent your filling from falling off

8. 8

   Use a spoon or knife to spread a layer of shrimp paste onto the eggplant, peppers and tofu. For the tofu, you’ll want to stuff the shrimp paste inside The layer of shrimp paste should be approx. 3 mm thick

9. 9

   Heat your wok or fry pan to medium-high heat

10. 10

    Add 3 tbsp oil

11. 11

    Place the stuffed vegetables with shrimp paste side down and fry for 3 minutes or until you see some browning. Do not overcrowd your pan/wok. Fry in 2 batches if you need to

12. 12

    Flip them to the other side. Fry for 2-3 minutes or until you see some browning

13. 13

    Flip them over again and check that they are done They should be done unless you cut your eggplant thicker or your shrimp paste is thicker than 3 mm

14. 14

    Lower the heat to medium and remove the treasures and place on a serving plate. Leave the oil in the pan/wok

15. 15

    Add the fermented black beans and green onions to the pan/wok and stir-fry for 10 seconds

16. 16

    Add 2 tbsp of sweet soy sauce and turn off heat. Mix well and drizzle over the 3 treasures

17. 17

    Serve