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Ingredients
- 1 - 2 pomfrets (total 500-600 g), gutted and descaled, scored at both sides (see tips)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp white pepper powder
- 80 g tomatoes, cut in wedges
- 50 g fresh ginger, cut in thin strips
- 1 fresh red chilli, cut in pieces (1 cm)
- 100 g silky tofu, cut in cubes (1 cm)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 20 g oil
- 1300 g water
- 100 g salted vegetable (hum choi), cut in thin strips (0.5 cm)
- 2 sour plums in brine
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked to soften, cut in thin slices (0.5 cm)
- ½ tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp Chinese rice wine (Shaoxing Hua Tiao)
- 120 g mee hoon (rice vermicelli)
- 1 sprig spring onion, chopped, to garnish
- 1 sprig fresh coriander, leaves only, chopped, to garnish
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1243 kJ / 297 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbohydrates
- 44 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
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