Yong Tau Foo

==Description==
Originated from the Hakka dish stuffed tofu, it is originally tofu stuffed with minced Pork and flavoured with salted fish. The hawker version is a creative reinvention consisting not just of stuffed tofu but a great many interesting ingredients. Minced meat has been replaced with fish paste. What's important in this dish is the soup and the sauces, the rest is up to your imagination! 
Presented here is a simplified version that is fast and easy to make, this is a highly flexible dish since most ingredients are just boiled. You may replace or add your favourite ingredients to the suggested ones below.
===Ingredients===
*beancurd stick (soaked or boil to soften) 
*sweet beancurd stick (deep fried) 
*deep fried pig skin (soaked and boil till soft) 
*fish/Squid balls 
*firm tofu 
*bell pepper 
*kang kong 
Soup: 
*dried Anchovies 
*soya bean (soaked for several hours) 
*spring onions 
*pepper 
*salt 
*MSG 
(Japanese soup stock is an excellent replacement) 
Garnish and Sauce: 
*Hoi Sin sauce 
*chillie sauce 
*sesame oil 
*sesame seed 
*spring Onion
===Directions===
Prepare soup stock and boil pig skin and beancurd stick till soft, briefly cook the other ingredients. 
To served, put various ingredients in a bowl and pour hoisin and chili sauce over, splash some sesame oil over and topped with spring Onion and roasted sesame seeds. Soups to be served on the side. 
Alternatively, all ingredients maybe served in the soup and the hoisin and chilli sauce served as a dip sauce. 
Note: 
You may create your own favourite mix of ingredients. Other ingredients that's nice for this dish include fried wonton, re-hydrated Squid, tomatoes, fried aubergines and mini fried meat rolls.
===Other Links===
==See also==
Category: Singaporean Appetizers
	Category:Appetizers Category:Recipes
Category:Chili Recipes
Category:Singaporean Recipes
Category:Anchovies Recipes
Category:Squid Recipes
category:sesame seed Recipes
category:sweet pepper Recipes
category:sesame oil Recipes
category:Anchovies Recipes
category:firm tofu Recipes
category:tomato Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:Squid Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:Pork Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:tofu Recipes
category:monosodium glutamate Recipes
category:chile leaf Recipes
category:chile leaf Recipes
category:Eggplant Recipes
category:meat Recipes
category:fish Recipes