Milky Corn Soup with Smily Dumplings

Ingredients:

Smily Dumplings: about 26 dumpling, 1"x1"

100 gram Firm Tofu

100 gram Glutinous Flour

2 Black Olives

Corn Soup:

2 cups Whole Milk

2 cups Corn

1/8 teaspoon Salt

Instruction:

1. Blend or puree the corn and the milk together.  Bring the mixture to boil until it is thick consistency.

  

2. Stir in egg.  Add salt.  Remove it from the heat.

2. In a mixing bowl, knead the tofu with the glutinous flour.  The texture should be firm and moist.

3. Roll the dough into a ball shape, and then press it down slightly to make a button shape.

  

3. Carefully cut an olives into sesame size for the eyes and cut the other into strings for the mouth.  To secure the olive on the "face", please poke two holes to make the eyes with a toothpick, and poke a small line as the mouth before placing the olive.  You can give a little gentle press on the "face" with your thumb after you make the face if you want.

4. Bring a pot of water to boil.  When it is boiling, place the smily doughs to it and cook until they float onto the surface.  Scoop the dumplings up and place in a bowl of cold water immediately.

5.  To serve, fill a bowl of some corn soup and then place a few smily dumplings on the top. Serve in warm.