| Family bean curd is Sichuan's famous characteristic | | | | - 1 clove garlic |
| dish. Its main ingredient is bean curd. | | | | - 1 slice gingerb). For step 4: |
| Bean curd began in Xi (West) Han Dynasty, became | | | | - 200g (7 oz) pork |
| widely spread in Bei (North) Song Dynasty, and it is | | | | - 1 teaspoon cooking wine |
| one of the Chinese most popular traditional food. Bean | | | | - 1 teaspoon soy saucec). For step 6: |
| curd has four main merits: 1. It is fine and of excellent | | | | - 1 tablespoon bean paste |
| quality. Bean curd contains lots of protein, the nutritional | | | | - 4 tablespoons soy sauce |
| value is pretty high, specially it is rich in calcium which is | | | | - 1 teaspoon sugar |
| the essential element during a child normal growth. 2. It | | | | - 1 tablespoon cooking wine |
| is moderately priced. Bean curd costs less than fish, | | | | - dash of monosodium glutamate |
| meat, and fresh vegetables. 3. It does not contain | | | | Method: |
| cholesterol. Generally animalistic foods that contain high | | | | |
| protein also have high cholesterol, only bean curd | | | | 1. Place cloth over sieve and drain bean curd |
| contains one without the other. This indicates great | | | | 2. Cut bean curd into 1cm (1/2") pieces. |
| advantages and is highly regarded by those who | | | | 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil and fry half of the cut bean |
| cannot eat much meat due to the high cholesterol in | | | | curd until light brown. Add more oil and fry remaining |
| their body. 4. It is available all season long and it is easy | | | | bean curd. |
| to prepare and consume. There are many easy ways | | | | 4. Slice meat, marinate. Also slice mushroom, bamboo |
| to make bean curd a delicacy. Bean curd was first | | | | shoot, green onion and ginger. Cut red pepper and |
| passed on to Japan, it then spread to the European | | | | garlic into half. Parboil sweet peas |
| and American countries. Now the "bean curd fever", " | | | | 5. Heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add and fry in this order: green |
| soybean milk fever" is on the rise. Some people predict | | | | onion, garlic, ginger, red pepper, meat, bamboo shoot, |
| that the most successful product with the most | | | | mushroom and sweet peas. Add fried bean curd. |
| market potential for the next ten years by no means | | | | 6. Mix seasoning together, add to pan and mix gently |
| will be automobile, television and electronic products, it | | | | so as not to break bean curd. Serve. |
| will be China's bean curd. | | | | Cooking time: 40 minutes |
| Ingredients:a). For step 1 - 5: | | | | Nutritional information: |
| - 3 tablespoons oil | | | | Yield: 4 servings |
| - 2 cakes bean curd | | | | Each serving provides: |
| - 2 dried mushrooms (soaked) | | | | Calories: 280 |
| - 1 bamboo shoot | | | | Protein: 23.8 g |
| - 50g (2 oz) sweet peas | | | | Note: You may freely republish this recipe as long as |
| - 1 stalk green onion | | | | author bio and active hyperlinks are kept intact. Thank |
| - 3 red peppers | | | | you. |