Bean Curd Strip 150g - Hot pot
豆皮条 黄豆皮豆干火锅豆腐
S$3.30 S$3.80
- Net weight
- 150 g
- Shelf life
- 12 months
- Ingredients
- 黄豆、水、食用酒精。
About dried beancurd and konjac
Dried beancurd sticks and sheets, and ready-to-eat konjac. The beancurd is the skin lifted off simmering soy milk and dried; konjac is a firm, almost calorie-free yam jelly. This pack is 150 g net. At the quantities below that is about 4 servings. That works out at S$2.20 per 100 g.
Also known as fu zhu, beancurd stick, dried tofu skin, 腐竹, konjac knot, yuba.
What people use it for
Beancurd stick goes into steamboat, braises, and the barley and gingko sweet soup. Konjac knots go straight into a hot pot or a cold dish.
How to prepare it
Beancurd stick: soak in cool water 20 to 30 minutes until pliable, then add near the end of cooking or it falls apart. Konjac: rinse and use.
Keeping it
Airtight and dry. Opened konjac packs go in the fridge.
Questions people ask
How long do I soak beancurd stick?
Twenty to thirty minutes in cool water. Hot water makes it mushy on the outside while the middle is still hard.
When do I add it to the pot?
Near the end. It only needs a few minutes once soaked and will disintegrate in a long boil.
How far does this pack go?
At the quantity in the instructions above, about 4 servings from this pack.
Is the bigger pack cheaper?
This one works out at S$2.20 per 100 g. One Sunny lists most items in more than one size, so compare that figure rather than the pack price.
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