Tofu skin & Chinese greens with Shiitake mushroom paste (Vegetarian)

Ingredients

• 6 oz. Fresh Tofu skin (cut)
• 1 lb. Shanghai you-chai (cleaned, washed, and cut)
• 1 carrots sliced
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 1.5-2 tbsp. Shiitake mushroom paste (original or spicy flavor)
• 1 tbsp. olive oil/sesame oil
• 1 tsp roasted sesame seeds

To blanche the tofu skin, Shanghai you-chai and carrots. Use a 4-quart pot, add 4 cups water bring it to boil. Then add tofu skin, Shanghai you-chai and carrots into the water. Give them a quick stir until water is boiling again. Then take them out of the pot and strain the water. Then rinse them off with cold water or soak them in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.

Now add the cooked and tofu skin, Shanghai you-chai and carrots into a large mixing bowl, add all rest of the ingredients and toss evenly. Now it is ready to serve over rice or as a side dish.

Make sure to cut tofu skin, Shanghai you-chai and carrots into similar sizes, so they can be cooked evenly.

Tofu skin can be substituted by firm tofu or without it. Shanghai you-chai can be subsisted any kind that has crispiness vegetables such as Napa cabbage, bok-choy, celery, fennel, broccoli, and etc.