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Grammy's Crab and Tofu

Grammy's Crab and Tofu

Ingredients

  • 16oz lump crab meat (or even better steam and pull the crab meat from a whole Dungeness crab!)
  • 16oz block of silken tofu (cut into 1/4 inch slices)
  • vegetable oil
  • 2-3 scallions (thinly sliced, reserve some sliced greens for garnish)
  • 1/2 inch of ginger (thinly sliced)
  • sherry or shaoxing wine
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 Tbsp chicken broth

Instructions

Prepare the crab

  1. 1

    Heat a pan or wok on the stove and add some oil

  2. 2

    Add the scallion and ginger and saute until aromatic

  3. 3

    Add picked over crab and saute until warm

  4. 4

    Add some sherry to deglaze the pan

  5. 5

    Remove from the pan and set aside in a bowl

Prepare the tofu

  1. 1

    Heat up the pan again and add some more oil

  2. 2

    Add the silken tofu, but do not stir or it will break apart

  3. 3

    Add the broth and salt and let the tofu warm up

  4. 4

    Add the cornstarch slurry and the cooked crabmeat, let the slurry thicken the sauce (gently shake the pan to get the sauce over the crab)

  5. 5

    Taste and adjust seasoning

  6. 6

    Garnish with reserved scallion greens

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