My Hakka Granny’s Yong Tau Foo Soup & Dry Recipe 祖传客家酿豆腐 Chinese Stuffed Tofu & Vegetables
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- This Hakka Yong Tau Foo (YTF) recipe was my granny’s who migrated from China to Singapore many many years ago. She was from Mei Xian 梅县, a county located in northeastern of Guangdong. My granny used to cook this dish for us without fail every time we go to her place for Lunar New Year reunion dinner and I used to dislike it a lot. But now that I’m all grown up and she is no longer with us, I’m starting to appreciate and even crave for her YTF every now and then.
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Ingredients:
Serves 4
Making the soup stock
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200g of dried anchovies (ikan billis) - wash & drain
200g of soya bean - soak for 1 hour
4L of water
3.5 teaspoons of salt
2 teaspoons of sugar
Making the Yong Tau Foo
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600g of minced pork
50g of shredded dried cuttlefish (grounded)
200g of fish paste or mackerel fish
1 tablespoon of cornflour
1 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons of light soya sauce
A few dashes of white pepper
A few pieces of vegetables of your choice
A few firm beancurd and beancurd puff
Making the gravy for dry Yong Tau Foo & Vermicelli
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4 cloves of garlic - minced
1 tablespoon of light soya sauce
1 tablespoon of fermented black soya bean paste
1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
2 tablespoons of dark soya sauce (premium grade)
200g of minced pork
A few dashes of white pepper
700ml of Yong Tau Foo soup stock
1 teaspoon of sugar
Some cornstarch solution (mix cornflour with water)
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800g of thick Vermicelli
I did this and my employers loved it..i've learnt lots of dishes to prepare..thanks to ur channel..
So glad your employers loved this dish. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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What is the shallot cutter fish?
After he explain the name of mince meat and then?
Looks so good!
Thanks for sharing! This reminds me of the YTF i ate when my late grandmother and grand aunties prepared them for our family gatherings. I guess i am now becoming the older generation and would like to take on the role to feed the young ones.
You’re most welcome. Hope you’ll enjoy this.
Cuttlefish grinded is the magic ingredient ... cool!
I like your pot full of memory
Hehe yes. We love it too.
Nice
I am a Hakka and my mum is very good in making this dish. But her method is so tedious. I cooked this for my family today and they love it soooo much. Your method is so much easier and so yummy! Even my mum gives a thumbs-up for you. Thanks again.
+Iris Ho woohooz! Glad your family loved it. Yippee!!
Iris Ho I
Fantastic this is really really good. Thanks for sharing this Hakka dish. I will definitely try. 👍😊
One of my Favorite Breakfast! Yummy!
+Jay Palanisamy 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👌
Thank you for this amazing recipe.
You’re most welcome 🤓🤓
Feeling Nostalgia! Foods of yesteryears that I am growing up with in Penang Malaysia.Thank you and perfectly illustrated.
Good morning! Glad that we could help bring back some fond memories 👍🏻👍🏻 have a wonderful weekend!
Already eat in Singapore, this soup good 👍
Extremely good and detailed video as usual! Thank you so much Spice N' Pans!
Thank you for sharing your recipe. Arguably this is the most authentic hakka yong tau foo recipe. Well done!
+linda yanping wow. Thank you!!
I like yong toufu yummy
Thanks so much, Erensiana 👍🏻
So happy to find your video. I was looking for a recipe that's similar to my grandma's and I think yours could be it. Yong Tau Foo is one of my favourite dish from her many Hakka dishes. And you can't get it outside. My grandma is from MeiXian too. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Thanks for sharing..my Yong tau Fu become stir fry vegetables....the filing just keep coming out.
Thanks for sharing 🌻
Am a new subscriber and this is just the recipe I've been looking for. Thanks.
Thank you so so much for subscribing to our channel. Hope you’ll enjoy this recipe. Happy cooking, Penny!!
Yummilicious
OMG ! Never Imagine I Can find this here, was my. Mom ' s special dish Which is Too complicated to learn
Haha you’re most welcome. We need to keep the tradition alive 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@spicenpans I'm a sponge for your knowledge
My favorit
Authentic Hakka Yong tau fu soup base
My grandma did it the same way
She is from Mei xian
Thanks for sharing your video,every recipe is very good,chef.
Thank you so much 🙏🙏 Kok Hui
Nice video
So good n nice..
Thank you so much Borneo 🙏🙏🙏🙏 hope to see you around.
Thanks for this recipe. Came out great, except the bitter gourds probably need to be pre-steamed as they take longer to cook than just by pan-frying. Oh, I also used ground dried sole fish 扁鱼粉instead of cuttlefish. Your granny would be proud her legacy is preserved.
So delicious
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
nice retro soup pot...about the same way we make them in our family except once in a while we add a tiny bit of salted fish. Cheers
+eddie eddie cool. We shall try adding Salted Fish next time. Sounds really 👍🏻
Spice N' Pans I avoid using salted fish caused it has strong smell of fishiness once the dish turn cold! Unless you are sure able to finished it in one a meal!
Very good content! Keep it up!
Thank you so much
Can you please make a simplified version also assuming we bye the tong tau Foo also
Good morning
+K P Goh Good morning!! 🤓🤓
I need to try to make this recipe..for my mother in law.. she's Chinese .. anything that I can do to add to the taste?
We can use mushroom, black fungus for more varieties
Hi Spice and Pans, you are very detailed and I think is great for novice cookers like me :)
1) For lazy days , I can just buy fresh Yong tau foo from Cold Storage right ?
Alternatively, where do you buy the fish paste fr ?
2) I saw a few receipes they use a lot of oil, your version seems much healthier , but if I really deep fry, any idea what to do with the balance oil?
Alternatively, can I use airfryer and at what degrees and how long ?
Thanks and sorry I wrote so much.
Love from Singapore
Hihi! Glad you like our videos :-) Yes you can definitely get ready made YTF from the supermarkets on lazy days. We totally understand what you mean cos we’re lazy most of the time 😂. You can also get fish paste from major supermarkets in Singapore. Look out for them in the open fridge section where fishballs are usually placed. If you wanna deep fry these YTF, you can opt for premium blended oil like Knife Oil. We’re using this too and we typically reuse our deep frying oil for about 3 times before discarding them. Invest in an oil pot that usually comes with a sieve to strain off any residue in the oil. However, if the oil looks ‘dirty ‘ after first use or if we used it to deep fry ingredients with stronger aroma, we usually discard them after one use. If cheaper vegetable oil like Duck brand oil is used, we don’t recommend the oil to be reused. Hope this helps 🤓
Spice N' Pans Morning, you guys are very nice people and take the time to explain and help.
Thanks so much !
You’re most welcome!
Dried cuttlefish used here is the same as the ones we use in boiling soup?
Hihi. Yes bingo. 🤓 happy cooking!
@@spicenpans thanks😀I tried yesterday and my family enjoyed the yong tau foo.
Long taung hoo
I love the blue pot from where ? 😃
Not much mass but I do like it too.
Delicious. Can dried squick be replaced with salted fish? Tq
Hi Lucy. Yes absolutely. 🤓🤓🤓
Hi could you please give the recipe for the spicy dipping sauce used for the yong tau foo? Thanks
The recipe looks delicious! What’s the best thing to substitute the minced pork? Beef or chicken?
Fish paste
chicken more suitable
Hi, may I ask why is the meat ratio to fish high? Like meat is more than fish by a lot? Thanks 😊
And for the soup version of ytf, you do not fry it ya? Thanks
Hello, Do I need to soak the dried cuttlefish before grinding it?
What about the chilli and the sweet sauce? Could you share especially the sweet sauce?
Hehe okie we shall try. Thank you for requesting.
Sorry I want to ask what is fish paste? Is it a filleted fish that has been scraped with a spoon?Thanks for sharing🙏

Hi, great recipe for Hakka yong tau fu. Can I use dried sole fish ground into powder instead of the dried cuttlefish that you used?
+Adeline Gan yes sure. That will taste yummy too. We like to use dried sole fish powder in our wantons.
Spice N' Pans...thanks for sharing :)
+Adeline Gan you’re welcome!
How come no sat fish?
Very good n clear instructions. Thank you
Mei mei
Janet Chong Good morning Mei Mei 😃😃 my granny used to add dried cuttlefish so I just followed her recipe. You can replace dried cuttlefish with Salted Fish too 👍🏻👍🏻
The ingredient part after mince meat is what cutter fish?
Spice n pants
+D4rkness Gaming YT haha. Sometimes skirt.
Spice N' Pans ehehe I want to cook like you ehehe
+D4rkness Gaming YT Good!! Gotta start asap. How about tomorrow for lunch? 🤓
Can i use fish meat for filling
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တရုတ်တွေခေါ်တာ လောင်တောင်ဟူး
Can I bake instead fried?
Good morning! Can no problem. The purpose of the pan-frying step is to secure the filling in place. Please brush some oil over the stuffed yong tau foo. Happy cooking!
How to make d cornstarch solution to make d sauce thick? Thank you.
How to prepare the dried cuttlefish?
Hi Roland, if I substitute the dried cuttlefish with salted fish, would the quantity also be 50 grams?
Hi nicewonders. Yes you can replace fried cuttlefish with the same amount of salted fish. Happy cooking!
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Thanks guys!
Hi Roland, I just did this recipe today with salted fish and it was very good.
But I did soak the salted fish for few minutes, wiped dry then I Sliced up and pan fry till fragrant before chopping up very finely.
Wonderful recipe.
Hi, wonder where can I buy the tong in Singapore?
You can get them from Daiso. Happy shopping!
@@spicenpans thank you
whats the purpose of adding cornstarch into the YTF paste ?
What is the last vegetable, the big green things with the cute pits? 02:05 Ah! bitter squash or melon. You push the meat mixture like a rivet :D
Someone showed me how to make silky egg tofu lately... oh, wait a minute, it was you wasn't it? XD
PandemoniumMeltDown Its bitter gourd
What is the name of the red chili?
what happened to the bee hoon?
+Marc Jones 😂😂😂 we ate them! Hehe. Just kidding. Just drench the gravy over the beehoon for yummy effect otherwise they will be tasteless. Cheers!
Using a chilli like that is genius I need to try that.
Thank you so so much. Happy cooking!
I thought the hakka use dried shrimp instead of dried cuttlefish to mix with the meats?
Hi Alan. My late grandma migrated to Singapore from China and she was from Meixian. This was her recipe. Yes some hakka also use salted fish or preserved sole fish in their recipe instead of cuttlefish. Basically you must add a pungent ingredient like salted fish or cuttlefish to make this dish unique. Hope this explains.
Spice N' Pans oic. I supposed the dried cuttlefish must be the authentic ingredient. 👍
hello sir can I know what is that sharpie? thanks
5:46 any one else heard despacito
Haha. You scared us! We went back to the video and take a look - luckily we didn’t hear anything 😜
very difficult
Haha it’s ok. We have other simpler recipes for you to try out. Happy cooking! 🤓
I think ive been fooled by malays. They only add steamboat stuff like crab stick, fishballs and etc with ytf sauce. No tofu. How come its called yong tau foo when theres no tofu? 🤦🏻♂️ now im gonna learn do it by myself
Opps.
lah semua kaun ada versi masakan masing2.... ermm
Not authentic or traditional.😔 I'm a Hakka.
One has to appreciate Roland's versions :D his personal views of classics is still interesting.
Fantastic this is really really good. Thanks for sharing this Hakka dish. I will definitely try. 👍😊
Nice