← Nouns Cooking · Chinese

Ingredients

• 600 ml unsweetened soy milk
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar or black vinegar
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Zha cai (pickled mustard tuber), finely chopped
• 1 Spring onion, finely sliced
• 1 youtiao (fried dough stick), cut into short pieces
• 1 tsp Chilli oil (optional)
• ½ tsp Toasted sesame oil
• 1 pinch White pepper

Method

1. Divide the vinegar, soy sauce, zha cai and half the spring onion between two bowls.
2. Heat the soy milk in a pan over medium heat, stirring, until it is steaming hot and just about to boil.
3. Pour the hot soy milk into the bowls from a little height. Leave for 30 seconds without stirring: the acid will curdle it into soft, silky curds.
4. Top with the youtiao, the rest of the spring onion, a few drops of sesame oil and chilli oil, and a pinch of white pepper. Eat straight away, while the youtiao is still crisp.

Tips

• Use plain unsweetened soy milk; sweetened milk tastes odd in this savoury bowl.
• Taiwanese shops often add dried shrimp and pork floss (no longer vegan). Contains wheat (youtiao).

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

What To Cook Today The Woks of Life