To new beginnings!

Finally i am doing this !
Writing my thoughts down as a blog has been on my mind for ages, but well, as it often goes, life gets me down, cuts in between and ends my other projects.
But this is it, i'm finally taking the lead and writing my blog :) There's even a saying in estonian "Kaua oodatud kaunikene" which basically means long waited/longed for must be a good thing !

So i will kick it off with a vietnamese recipe for tofu snacks, that i learned through a cooking class i took in Hanoi. Since now i have moved back to Estonia, i have adapted it a bit so it'll be easier to digest for estonian taste. Here goes :

Vietnamese tofu rolls

Ingredients

300 gr of fresh firm tofu

1 medium size egg

3 - 4 dried mushrooms (originally used shiitake,which is on the photo), in Estonia i used dried chanterelles, soaked

salt, pepper

(black) bread crumbs

1 dl oil

* vietnamese fish sauce for dipping

Crumble the tofu to a bowl, add the egg, salt and pepper to your taste and chopped up dried mushrooms.

Form little balls with the palm of your hand. You can also add a tablespoon of soy sauce or what the hell, why not sour cream for the taste. But Don't smush them too much, they should maintain their moistness. 

Roll the balls in the bread crumbs. Since i am now in Estonia, i like to use dark bread crumbs, but also white bread one will work fine.

Heat a big pan with the oil. Fry the balls for ab 5 min or until they're nice and brownish.

Enjoy with some sort of a dipping sauce, first time i tried the balls dipped in fish sauce. but it really depends on peoples taste, so soy sauce or a some other your favorite sauce should work fine :)