Chinese Chow Tu Doo (Saute Potatoes)

Written by Mrs. Money

As a Chinese Malaysian, the word Tu Doo (Chinese Malaysian call it Ma Lin Soo) was never coming across my earlier life thus the most common dish Chow Tu Doo in other Chinese world is not so popular in our circle.

I only came across this dish in an overseas Chinese restaurant 7 years ago, when the dish came out my sister asked me to guess what it was but I couldn’t give her the correct answer

I think that this is simply such an appetizing dish; ones can fry and store it in refrigerator as pickled (should be meatless)

Ingredients 1:

(If without meat, it can be stored as a pickle)

• 3 big potatoes (shredded, washed,drain and dried)
• Quarter teaspoon of salt
• 4 tablespoon of oil
• Chinese dried pickle: Daikon leaves or mustard green (1/2 handful: Chopped finely)
• A big clove of garlic (chopped finely)
• Half lemon (squeezed)
• Black pepper powder
• Four tablespoons oil
• 6 dried Chili (Varied depend on individual’s toleration and this is optional)

Ingredient 2:

(Serve on Top of Chow Tu Doo)

• 30 small thin slices of organic beef (or Kobe beef)
• 2 tablespoon of Chinese Wine
• Two garlic cloves (crushed and finely chopped)
• A teaspoon of corn starch
• A tablespoon of dark soy sauce
• 4 tablespoon of sesame oil
• A dash of black pepper
• A tablespoon of ginger juice
• A teaspoon of black vinegar
• 3 cardamom seeds (crushed)
• Spring onion (fine chopped)

Procedure:

With Ingredient 1:

• Fry garlic and salt until its aroma released
• Add Chinese dried pickle and chilli
• Add the shredded potatoes and seasoning of lemon and pepper
• Under high fire, sauté it to dry within a minute
• Off the fire and serve it immediately (if without meat)

With Ingredient 2:

• Marinated the beef with wine, half of the chopped garlic, corn starch, vinegar, soy sauce, black pepper, a tablespoon sesame oil, ginger juice and cardamom seeds for eight hours (must store in refrigerator)
• Fried three spoons of sesame oil with remaining chopped garlic until aroma released
• Sauté the marinated beef quickly within a minute
• Serve it on the top of readily Chow Tu Doo
• Garnish with spring onion