Sesame Paste Sauce
Ingredients
1 cake momen tofu
1 eggplant
2 1/2 oz chicken breast
Dash of salt and pepper
Dash of sake
4 inch scallion (green part)
1 piece of fresh ginger, sliced thinly
1 small tomato
(A) 1/2 Tbsp zhimajiang
1 Tbsp ground toasted sesame seeds
2 tsp vinegar
1/3 tsp sugar
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1/3 tsp sesame oil
Dash of chili oil
(B) 1/2 tsp minced scallion
1/2 tsp minced fresh ginger
1/3 French mustard
Method
- Trim and peel the eggplant. Place it on a microwave-safe dish and cover it with plastic wrap. Heat it in a microwave oven for 1 minute or 1 minute 20 seconds. Cut it in half and then slice it diagonally into 3/8 inch widths.
- Place the chicken meat in a microwave safe dish. Season it with salt and pepper. Sprinkle it with a dash of sake. Add the scallion and ginger and cover with plastic wrap. Heat it in a microwave oven for 1 minute 30 seconds or 2 minutes. Wait until the meat is cold and then shred it by hand. Cut the tomato into thin slices.
- Put the zhimajiang, vinegar, and sugar into a bowl in this order and mix well. Add the other ingredients from (A) and mix until smooth. Mix in the ingredients from (B).
- Cut the tofu in half and place it on a plate. Garnish with the eggplant and the chicken mixture and top with the sesame paste sauce.










