Bean Curd with Peanut Sauce Recipe

Bean Curd with Peanut Sauce Recipe

2 pieces large bean curd (8 x 8 cm),

  halved and fried

1 piece fermented soybean (300g),

  cut into 2-3 pieces, fried

2 cucumbers, quartered, cut into 1 cm pieces

200g  bean sprouts, tailed, blanched, drained

1-2 tablespoons fried shallots

4 sprigs Chinese chives, cut into 1 cm pieces

3-4 tablespoons sweet soy sauce

Peanut sauce:

150g peanuts, fried and ground

2 red chilies, ground

10 bird's eye chilies, ground

150ml water

½ teaspoon salt

Method:

Cut fried bean curd and fermented soybean into 1 cm cubes.  Set aside.  Combine all the ingredients for peanut sauce and mix well.  Arrange bean curd, fermented soybean, cucumber and bean sprouts on a serving plate.  Pour peanut sauce over and garnish with fried shallots, Chinese chives and sweet soy sauce.