Braised Tau Kwa

This is pure Tau Kwa only.  Simple dish.  Surprisingly, thermomix did not 'eat' my tau Kwa.  They are still in good shape..🤭🤭🤭

Ingredients:

450g     Tau Kwa, cut into cubes

40g        black sugar

30g        dark soy sauce

40g        light soy sauce

4             star anise

10g        back vinegar

25g         oil

5g          ginger, peeled and sliced

2 pcs     dried chilli, washed & de-seed (I did not add as my kid don't take chilli)

Garnish:

Spring onions

1.  Add ginger & oil into mixing bowl. Saute.

4mins / 120c / speed 1

2. Add sugar, light soy sauce, dried chilli, dark soy sauce, star anise.  Cook.

2mins/ 100c / reverse spoon

3.  Insert I'm butterfly & add in Tau Kwa.  Cook.  Spread the Tau kwa evenly between the butterfly.

20mins / 100c / reverse speed spoon

4.  Spread the Tau Kwa to make the un- coated ones to be able to coat with sauce.  Next with no MC, cook to thicken (收汁). During the last 10 mins, add in black vinegar through MC hole.

20mins / varoma /reverse speed spoon 

Note:

1.  Do check it out when it at remaining 5mins.  Due to the different types of soy sauce or black sugar used, the thickening may occur earlier.  When u see like texture like the photo above.  You can stop the cooking process.