Hakka Yong Tau Foo

HAKKA FISH PASTE 

Please refer to my original Fish Paste - Ikan Tenggiri ( below ) 

Once the fish paste is ready, just add Mince pork and 

Tenggiri salted fish .

AS how much...hmmmmmm 

Minced Pork - 60% of the fish paste

Tenggiri Salted fish 1/2-1tbsp ( up to you )

if you want strong taste of it please add more.

Suggest you add little and try** , add as required.

Tenggiri Salted fish - Remove the bones and afterwhich mince it.

Prepare a pan lightly stir fry it till fragant. 

Remove from pan drain out the oil. 

Let it cool. Add into the fish paste.

Once all done you can stuff it into :

Eggplant

Bittergourd

Taufu pork

Chillie

Ladyfinger

Mushroom

Taufu 

Fu Pei 

Prepare a pan with oil medium fire,  place the fish paste/stuffing surface on the pan to let it cook first once its done 

then only turn and let the eggplant surface cook 

Huu Huu 

** Prepare a pot of boiling water , once your fish paste is done scoop a table spoon into the boiling water. When its cook it will float ontop. Remove from the boiling water and put it into a bowl of cool water to stop the cooking. Over cooked may make the texture too hard. 

The texture shold be springy " tan sing " 

Technique of making DIY fish cake without preservetives or flour.....

Buy this from the wet market and ensure you buy from a trusted fish monger because not all ikan tenggiri is meant for making fish paste. 

An honest fish monger will let you know whether its the right one ie female pregnant ikan tenggiri. 

Ask him to scrap the flesh out for you and ask him back for the bones. You can use the bones to boil soup ( remember to add some ginger to eliminate the fishy smell.

Here is how it looks like.....

Prepare salty water ie 1 cup of water to 1 tbsp of salt. Mix till delute.

 Put the scrapped fish into a mixer, I am using a Kenwood Mixer. Blend it till smooth and starchy. As you are blending add the salt water bit by bit plus pepper and little pepper.

once its done its supposed to look pale and light and smooth starchy. 

As how much of salty water to add its up you, if the fish is big you may need more the a cup, if the fish is small perhaps 

less then a cup. 

NOT forgetting, 

please ADD one beaten EGG White 

and One tsp of corn flour ( 1 Tsp with 2 tbsp water )

Once its done the paste should look pale and 

solid and evenly mixed.

Once done prepare a pot of boiling water, 

                    once the water is boiling put it on medium.

Try with one little tbsp to test if the paste is springy enough and salty enough. If its not springy enough please blend more...;-)