Tofu Skin Rolls

Name: Tofu Skin Rolls
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters oil vegetable or canola oil; 59 milliliters low sodium canned or homemade chicken stock; 3 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 egg white; 4 servings Cilantro or green onions; 0 teaspoons ground white pepper; 340 grams ground pork; 4 servings Kosher salt; 2 teaspoons light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon oyster sauce; 1 teaspoons sugar; 113 grams tofu skin; 3 dried shitakes, rehydrated and minced

This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 22g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 440 calories. A mixture of egg white, chicken stock, oyster sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Soak tofu skin in a large bowl of water until softened, about 30 minutes.

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Bean Curd Sheets

Water

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Bowl

Remove from water. Line the sheets up on a cutting board and roll into a cylinder.

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Water

Roll

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Cutting Board

Cut crosswise into 1-inch segments, at least a foot in length.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine pork, egg white, ginger, 1 teaspoon salt, white pepper, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, and minced shiitake.

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Oyster Sauce

White Pepper

Corn Starch

Egg Whites

Soy Sauce

Ginger

Sugar

Pork

Salt

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Mix with hands to combine.

Using about 2 tablespoons of meat filing per segment of tofu skin, roll up the filling in the tofu skin, forming fairly tight cylinders.

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Bean Curd Sheets

Meat

Roll

Combine remaining teaspoon soy sauce and teaspoon cornstarch in a small bowl and stir with a fork until homogenous.

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Corn Starch

Soy Sauce

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Add chicken stock and set aside.

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Chicken Stock

Heat oil in the wok to 350 F. Fry the cylinders of tofu skin, a couple at a time, until the surface is light brown and somewhat puffed up.

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Bean Curd Sheets

Cooking Oil

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Wok

Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.

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Line up all the fried rolls in a shallow bowl that can fit into a metal or bamboo steamer.

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Roll

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Bowl

Pour the sauce over the rolls, and steam over high heat for 15 minutes, flipping the rolls halfway through. Steam until the skin has absorbed at least half of the sauce.

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Roll

Sauce