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Braised Tofu
Braised Tofu Recipe
You can subsitute minced meat with 80 grams roasted pork (skip step 1), or use any mushrooms (such as dried shiitake mushroom).
Ingredients:
- 1x 300 grams box firm (pressed) tofu
- vegetable oil for deep-frying; just enough to cover tofu in a small pot
- 1 tbsp cooking oil for stir-frying
- 50 grams minced pork (chicken)
- 50 grams hon shimeji mushroom
- 2 dried red chilli seeds removed & cut to 1-2 cm
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- cornstarch solution combine 1 tsp cornstarch with 2 tsp water
- chopped spring onion or coriander leaves for garnishing
(A) Marinade
- 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 2 dashes white pepper powder
- 1 tsp sesame oil
(B) Sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese wine (Shaoxing or Hua Tiao)
Directions:
- Marinade minced meat with (A) for at least 15 minutes.
- Cut tofu block to 24 pieces (see pic above). Pat dry with paper towels. Deep fry until golden and drain excess oil on paper towel.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok, stir fry garlic and chilli until aromatic. Add pork and mushrooms, stir frying until the pork is cooked on the surface.
- Add sauce (B) and return fried tofu to wok. Simmer covered for about 8 minutes or until sauce is half-reduced.
- Thicken gravy with corn starch solution as required. Garnish with spring onions/coriander.
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This is so homey and delicious!
Yeah, this is homey comfort dish to me. Goes well with rice, porridge and even noodles :)
I love tofu dish and this braised tofu looks delicious, one of my favorite ways to cook tofu…thanks for the recipe Wiffy.
Have a great week :)
A little unrelated, but I love the dish! Where is it from?
This is a dish of Chinese origins.