Bean Sprouts with Tofu Puff

January 2nd, 2010 | 30-Minute Meals Recipes, Chinese, Chinese Recipes, Chinese, Teochew Recipes | 33 Comments

Bean Sprouts with Tofu Puff
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Happy New Year! I hope everyone has had a fun and festive celebration and I wish you all a great 2010.

Following my Teochew porridge post on preserved turnip eggs (菜圃蛋), I would like to share with you yet another simple dish that goes well with porridge—bean sprouts with tofu puff. My father loved bean sprouts with bean curd (tofu) but I actually prefer my bean sprouts stir-fried with tofu puff. I just love the idea of tofu puff because of its spongy texture, and that it tends to soak up the flavor of the other ingredients…(get bean sprouts and tofu puff recipe after the jump)

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Fried Eggs with Preserved Turnip (菜圃蛋)

Fried Eggs with Preserved Turnip (菜圃蛋)

Teochew Porridge Series (潮州粥): Preserved Turnip with Eggs (菜圃蛋)
It’s hard to believe but this time of year, it does get rather cold even here in sunny Southern California. When it’s chilly, I love foods that keep me warm—hot pots, soups, or clay pot dishes. I need the extra warmth to get me through the winter blues…I am a tropical island…