Simple recipe to share. Easy and yummy. Century egg has a very distinctive flavour, it's either you love it or hate it. Besides adding into porridge, here's a quick fix by adding into dishes like steamed tofu. Perfect match!
I bought these century eggs and I find that I like this type wrapped in clay & rice husk better.
Although it's abit tedious to clean, it taste better. It doesn't have a very strong ammonia smell, if you know what I mean. To clean, you need to soaked the whole thing in water to soften the clay, then slowly rubbed till clean. After that, peel off the egg shell & you will see the black transparent jelly egg inside. No need to boil/cook, its ready to eat.
The other type that I mentioned with stronger ammonia smell in the egg, its the one usually wrapped with paper. When you remove the paper, you will see a thin wax coating on the egg shell. This type is less hassle, more convenient, often see they use at porridge stall.
Ingredients :
1 box Soft Tofu
1pc Century Egg
Some Spring onion / Coriander
Pinch of Salt
Sauce:
1 tsp Sesame Oil
2 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Cooking oil
Step by Step:
1. Carefully remove tofu from box & steam for 3 mins to reheat.
2. Meanwhile, combine the sauce in a bowl & microwave for 10 secs. Alternatively, you can also heat up over the stove.
3. Once tofu done steaming, discard excess water in the plate, but remain about 1 tbsp of the water (this is because I don't want my sauce to be too salty later on, so mixing abit tofu water will dilute the soy sauce saltiness). It depends very much on your own preference and type of soy sauce you are using. Some brand are very salty, while some brands are not.
4. Peel century egg & cut into small chunks. Put on top of steamed tofu.
5. Garnish with spring onions & coriander.
6. Pour the sauce all over the tofu & ready to serve.
Happy Cooking..
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