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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Soak the dried mushrooms to soften. Save the strained soaking liquid for the seasoning step. | 2. Press the bean curd aka tofu. To do this. Wrap in cheese cloth or paper towels. Place on slant board and put a large heavy plate on top. | 3. Make sure you wash and dice the following: string beans, carrot, water chestnuts and red chili. | 4. Dice the Gluten and the tofu. | 5. Peel the garlic and shallot and chop finely. | 6. Mix together the seasoning in a bowl. Use water if you do not choose to use the mushroom soaking liquid aka mushroom water. It should be a scant 1/4 cup. That means it should not be on the 1/4 line. | 7. Boil the peanuts in boiling water for about 2 minutes. Cool. Peel and set aside. | 8. Heat the wok, add enough oil for deep-frying. When oil is hot, Add the peanuts and deep-fry on high heat until they are golden brown. Remove and set aside. | 9. Repeat with the gluten ball. | 10. Parboil the carrots and string beans for 1 minute. Drain. | 11. Wipe wok. Then heat adding fresh oil. When oil is hot add the garlic, shallot and hot bean paste. Then add all the other ingredients except for the peanuts. Stir-fry until they are cooked, then add the mirim and seasoning. | 12. Turn off the heat, mix in the peanuts, and serve. | 13. The original recipe called for 3 pieces of spicy tofu. The author did not define a piece. I took this to be a standard serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
spicy bean curd	9 -12	ounces		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
mushroom	4		dried	-	-	-	-
carrot	3 1/2	tablespoons	diced	11.48	2.6824	0.2604	0.0672
wheat gluten	2 5/8	5/8	diced	-	-	-	-
water chestnut	1 2/3	2/3		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
string bean	2 5/8	5/8	diced	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
red chile	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
peanut	1/4	cup		206.955	5.8874	9.417	17.9726
garlic clove	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
shallot	1			115.2	26.88	4.0	0.16
bean paste	1 1/2	1/2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
mirin	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
sugar	1/2	teaspoon		9.177	2.2954	0.0	0.0
hoisin sauce	1/2	teaspoon		5.8667	1.1755	0.0883	0.0904
dark soy sauce	1/2	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sesame oil	1/2	teaspoon		19.89	0.0	0.0	2.25
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
mushroom liquid	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
oil				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.