Sapo tahu () is a Chinese Indonesian tofu dish traditionally cooked and served in claypot. Sapo tahu may be served as a Vegetarianism dish, or with chicken, seafood (especially shrimp), minced beef or pork. It is a popular tofu dish in Indonesia, with several Chinese restaurants competing to serve the best-tasting sapo tahu in Jakarta.
Ingredients
Its main ingredient is soft and smooth
Silken tofu or egg
tofu, cooked in claypot with vegetables including
,
Edible mushroom,
Brassica juncea,
,
Chinese cabbage,
common beans,
cauliflower,
broccoli,
baby corn,
garlic and
onion, seasoned with
soy sauce,
oyster sauce,
fish sauce, salt and pepper. Sapo tahu usually also contains chicken or
seafood, including
shrimp,
squid and fish.
Cooking method and utensils
Traditionally, sapo tahu are strictly cooked in a traditional Chinese claypot on a
charcoal fire. However, today it might be cooked in a common metal
wok,
cauldron or
saucepan instead.
See also