Monday, July 18, 2011

a traditional chinese dinner. Cream of corn fillet and cold tofu

Having been in Boston for close to 2 month, suddenly crave traditional chinese food. When i was young, i go to work with my dad and for lunch, we always order take out lunch boxes. My favorite choice is cream of corn with fish fillet. It is very easy to recreate this dish but of course it is most delicious when i am eating with my dad at his office :) good times.
I used frozen basa fillet, a white fish where you can find in most the chinese supermarket. For the sauce, just buy any kind of canned mashed sweet corn. I also used salmon this time because i have a small piece left over but i do not recommend salmon because the flavor of the salmon is too strong and it clashes with the corn sauce. 

First flavor the fish with white pepper and salt. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes. Cover the fillet with a thin layer of flour then dip them in a bowl of whipped egg. The fillet cook pretty fast depending on the thickness. Once they are cooked, around 2-3 minutes, put them on the paper towel layered plate.


Heat up a pot and pour in the can of corn. Add some water so that the mixture is not too thick. Flavor with a little salt and pepper. Place the cooked rice and fish on a place and pour the sauce on the fish.

Another dish is quick and easy for the summer.
Cold tofu with thousand year egg. You can get them in any chinese supermarket. Cut everything in cubes and plate them. Scoop a spoonful of pork floss on top. (I ran out of pork floss therefore i didn't put it in)
For the sauce, add soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar and it is ready to serve. If you like spicy, you could chop some red chilli pepper in the sauce.



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