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Loh Siu Ping On Tofu Steamed with Fish Paste 老少平安 | BIG Bites MY (Panasonic Cubie)

Tofu Steamed with Fish Paste (Loh Siu Ping On / 老少平安)

This is another traditional dish that I grew up eating. It's super easy to prepare and perfect for those days when I want a quick nutritious meal. 老少平安 pronounced as Loh Siu Ping On. Loh Siu (老少) means the elderly and the young and Ping On (平安) means safe and sound. Basically it means this dish is suitable for both the elderly and the children in the family because it is packed with nutrition, easy to eat and digest. It is SO EASY LAH to prepare this dish! The recipe shown here feeds 1 to 2, just double up accordingly if you are cooking for more. I always mix this up with hot rice and it is a satisfying meal.


Watch video for step-by-step method of preparation


Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serving: 1 to 2 (increase portions accordingly if you are cooking for more)

Ingredients:

  • 1 block silken tofu
  • 1 Lup Cheong (Chinese sausage)
  • 125g fish paste
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon shallot oil or sesame oil
  • Some spring onion for garnishing

Method:

  • Dice Lup Cheong (Chinese sausage) into 5mm cubes and set aside
  • In a large bowl, add fish paste to tofu and roughly mash it to combine the ingredients
  • Add white pepper and soy sauce. Stir to combine.
  • Add diced Lup Cheong (Chinese sausage). Stir to combine.
  • Pour the fish paste and tofu mixture onto a steaming plate. Spread it out evenly.
  • Cooking time:
    • Panasonic Cubie: Steam setting, MEDIUM, 8 minutes
    • Stove top: Bring water to boil in a steamer / wok and place a trivet / steamer rack in it. Steam tofu and fish paste mixture over MEDIUM HIGH HEAT for 8 minutes.
  • When the tofu and fish paste mixture is cooked, remove from steamer and drizzle shallot oil or sesame oil over the top. Garnish with some spring onion curls and serve immediately. 

Notes:

  • This is a simple village dish, so the ingredients used may differ from time to time, depending on what is available at home. The core ingredients of tofu and fish paste remains the hero ingredients but the other ingredients may differ from time to time. Some chefs add diced Shiitake mushrooms, my aunt adds some Fatt Choy (seaweed) sometimes. 

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