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Tofu Delight

Try this nutritious dinner recipe. All the ingredients should be available in a large supermarket or an Asian specialty store.

Ingredients

• 12 oz. tofu
• 1/3 cup finely chopped vegetables (carrot, onion, baby corn and mushroom )
• 1-2 cloves garlic, chopped
• ¼ lb of ground pork
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• corn starch
• 2 cups water

Instructions

1. Remove the tofu from its package and slice into 2-inch flat pieces.
2. Fry the tofu in vegetable oil on low heat until brown and remove. Put on the plate.
3. Brown the ground pork on high heat. Add garlic, onion, carrot, baby corn and mushroom.
4. Stir all the ingredients until a little bit done and mixed well.
5. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar, stir, and then add 2 cups of water and let it boil.
6. Slowly add corn starch. Lower the heat to a simmer and stir well for a minute.
7. Pour the simmering stock on top the fried tofu. Serve with steamed rice.

Contributed by Chantawan Hongsamat, au pair in Illinois 2004

Fried Wontons

Ingredients

• 1/2 package of wonton (egg wrapper)
• 1 cup ground pork
• 1 tablespoon minced white onions
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon minced cilantro
• 1 egg
• ground pepper
• 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)

Instructions

1. Mix pork, onion, garlic salt, cilantro, fish sauce, egg, dash of pepper. This is the filling for the wonton skin.
2. Place 1/2 teaspoon of mixture in center of wonton skin. Fold 1/2 of skin over mixture to make a shape similar to 1/2 of a circle and wet them with a dab of water on you finger.
3. Deep-fry 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Serve hot with the sweet and sour sauce (palm sauce).

You can served them with French fries, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, salad or rice.

Submitted by Joy, Haverford, Pa

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