Bag of Happinese ~ Stuffed Tofu with Scallop Sauce

Ingredients:

10 tofu puffs

15 spring onion ~ the green part

2 sliced ginger

15g dried scallops  

350ml scallop water

1 tbsp oyster sauce

Cornstarch solution

Filling

150g prawns ~ minced

150g minced pork/chicken

40g carrots ~ diced

4 dried mushroom ~ rehydrated/diced

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp Chinese white rice wine

1/4 tsp white pepper

Directions/Instructions:

1. In a bowl, add 350ml water and soak the dried scallop for 15-20 mins.  Shred the scallop and set it aside.
2. In a large bowl, add all the filling ingredients and mix well until the mixture is sticky.  Slam the mixture about 10-20 times to improve the texture as well as the flavor.  Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions. 
3. Boil a pot of water and blanch the green spring onion till it softens.  This is to tie around the tofu puff.
4. Take a tofu puff, snipe the side approximately 1cm, cut it through the top and snipe the other side is 1cm down.  Use finger/thumb slowly and gently open the inside of the tofu puff.  Try not to break the skin of the puff.
5. Open the tofu puff, like a purse, scoop 1 tbsp of the filling, and slowly push it all down to fill the corner (fill about 50%).
6. Close the top and press the filling to stand.  Then take one green spring onion, tie it around.  Repeat the process till finished.  Set aside
7. In a wok, heat up 1 tbsp cooking oil over medium-low heat.  Then add 2 pieces of sliced ginger and fry to infuse the oil with the fragrance of the ginger.  Fry until fragrant and remove the ginger once it turns slightly browned.
8. Add the shredded dried scallop and fry till fragrant for about 2mins or till it turns a little brown over medium-low heat.
9. Then add in 350ml scallop water and stir in the oyster sauce.  Turn the heat up medium, cover the lid, and bring the sauce to a boil.
10. Once the water comes to a boil, add in the tofu puff gently.  Put the lid on and cook for 6-7 mins.  Once the time is up, reduce the heat to low and remove the tofu puffs.
11. Add a little water (optional), give the sauce a taste if the seasoning is required.  Turn the heat up to medium and bring the sauce to a boil.
12. Thicken up the sauce with cornstarch solution.  Pour the sauce on the serving plate and add the tofu puffs.  Enjoy!

Note:  Do add in a little more water if want the dish to have more sauce.