Chinese chive also known as Chinese Leek, Ku Chai or Oriental Garlic Chives combines the taste of garlic and chive. It is often used for stuffing in the Dim Sum and Dumping. It is also use to flavour noodle (Long Life Handmade Noodle). For this recipe, it is used to stir-fry with yellow tofu - Chinese heritage yellow taukwa is a kind of firmer tofu or beancurd which is orangey yellow in colour. This type of tofu is much firmer. Preparation: 5 mins, Cooking time: 5 mins
Ingredients (serves 2)
° 150g chinese chive, cut into 5cm length
° 1 (110g) Chinese heritage yellow taukwa/yellow beancurd, cut into strips
° 2 slices ginger, finely chopped
° 1 tablespoon olive oil
° salt to taste
Method
1. Heat oil in a wok. Add the ginger and fry till fragrant.
2. Add in the tofu and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
3. Throw in the Chinese chive and stir-fry briskly for 1 minute. Season to taste with salt.
4. Transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately.
Whew! Glad I found your site. Was shopping in the Asian store earlier, and had to buy the yellow tofu as it looked to be interesting (and firm!). Yours was the first recipe I could find. So, what else have you added to the recipe? There is something red in the photo.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting.
Rebecca
Hi Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteThank you :) Oh, that is red chilli, I love chilli, so I added that as garnish and for the spiciness.
Cheers :)