Recipes > Vietnamese Tau Hu Ky (Bean Curd Skin with Shrimp)

Ingredients

• 1 pound raw shrimp (smaller shrimp)
• Dry bean curd skin (cut into 6 in. x 9 in. pieces; 4 pieces)
• 1 clove garlic 3 thin slices fresh ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 egg white, beaten until frothy
• 1 stalk scallion (finely chopped)
• 2 dashes white pepper powder
• 2 teaspoons lard or cooking oil

Preparation Method

1. Rinse and devein the shrimp.
2. Dry the shrimp thoroughly with paper towels.
3. Put the shrimp, ginger, garlic, white pepper, lard into a food processor and blend well to form a paste.
4. Transfer the shrimp paste into a bowl.
5. Beat the egg white with an electronic hand beater until frothy.
6. Combine the shrimp paste with beaten egg white and blend well with hand.
7. Add finely chopped scallion to the shrimp paste.
8. Divide the shrimp paste into four equal portions.
9. On a chopping board, use a damp towel to wipe the surface of the dry bean curd skin until it’s soft for wrapping.
10. Put the shrimp paste in the middle bottom of the bean curd skin and roll it into a 4 in. by 3 in. pieces. Seal and hold the sides and edges with some shrimp paste.
11. Heat up a wok of oil and fry them until golden brown.
12. Cut the Tau Hu Ky into bite size pieces and serve with garlic chili sauce.