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Tofu and Shrimp With Hoisin Sauce

At a Glance

Prep
15 minutes
Cook
10 minutes
Total
25 minutes
Servings
4-6 serving(s)

Categories

  • Appetizer
  • Hawaiian
  • Stove Top
  • Easy
  • Soy/Tofu

Allergens

  • Soy
  • Shellfish

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 6. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 205.9 per serving 1235.4 for selected servings
Fat 11.5g per serving 69g for selected servings
Sugar 6.6g per serving 39.6g for selected servings
Protein 15.1g per serving 90.6g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 12.1g per serving 72.6g for selected servings

This is a great appetizer, or pupu as they call them in Hawaii. Serve a platter of this with toothpicks. Decrease the amount of red pepper if you want it less spicy. This comes from Pupus, an Island Tradition by Sachi Fukuda. This makes about 4-6 appetizer servings

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Equipment

Large skillet

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 14 ounces tofu, drained and cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1/2 lb medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 6 green onions, cut into 1 inch lengths

Instructions

  1. Combine hoisin sauce, vinegar, water, sugar, ginger and cornstarch and set aside.

  2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add tofu cubes and stir-fry about 2 minutes or until lightly browned on all sides; remove from skillet and set aside.

  3. Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet; stir-fry garlic and shrimp for 2 minutes over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; add green onion and hoisin sauce mixture and red pepper and cook, stirring until thickened and shrimp turns slightly pink, about 3 minutes; add tofu and combine well but stirring very gently so as not to break up the tofu cubes.

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