Simple and Quick Home Style Tofu 家常豆腐

Name: Simple and Quick Home Style Tofu 家常豆腐
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 g Firm or medium firm tofu; 2 Eggs; Vegetables; 1 tbsp Chopped ginger; 1 tbsp Chopped garlic; 1 Green onion; 3 tbsp Oil; 3 tbsp Light soy sauce; 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce; ⅓ tsp Salt; ¼ tsp White pepper; 1 tsp Sesame oil; ½ tsp Sugar; ½ cup Water; 1 tbsp Corn starch

AuthorYun Zhang JohnCategoryVegetablesDifficultyBeginnerRating

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time20 mins

Simple and Quick Home Style Tofu 家常豆腐

Tofu is one of those polarising ingredients…some people, like me, love it. Some people loath it…and many others find it bland and blah tasting, such as my husband.

And I always say to him: “It’s not tofu, it’s because you’ve never had it cooked the right way!”

A Multifaceted Ingredient

It’s true, tofu itself does not have much flavour. But it acts as a vehicle and takes on any flavour that you want it to. It also comes in various shapes and forms…from soft smooth silken tofu to dried chewy bean curds and everything in between, this one food offers up a variety of textures.

And really, there are a myriad of ways to cook and enjoy tofu and tofu products. While my Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐 recipe uses silken tofu for its custardy texture, this home style tofu dish uses medium firm to firm. It has a more meaty bite and holds up well in the cooking process and against the other vegetables.

An Easy meatless meal

This vegetarian dish is high in protein and fibre, simple to make and comes together in 15 to 20min. Aside from the tofu itself, the other ingredients are completely interchangeable. Use your favourites or whatever you have on hand.

Serve it with some rice, and a fast, easy and nutritious meal is sorted! Believe me, even my pickiest eater enjoys tofu made this way.

Please give it a try at home and maybe convert some tofu critics along the way.

You Will Need

500 g Firm or medium firm tofu

2 Eggs

Vegetables(ie peppers, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli, bamboo..etc)

1 tbsp Chopped ginger

1 tbsp Chopped garlic

1 Green onion(white & green parts separated)

3 tbsp Oil

Sauce

3 tbsp Light soy sauce

1 tbsp Oyster Sauce

⅓ tsp Salt

¼ tsp White pepper

1 tsp Sesame oil

½ tsp Sugar

½ cup Water

1 tbsp Corn starch

Instructions

Prep

Cut tofu into bite size pieces.

Whisk the eggs and pour beaten eggs onto the tofu. Gently mix to combine.

Cut vegetables to bite size pieces.

Home Style Tofu | Yun's Family Table

Chop ginger, garlic and the white part of the green onion. Cut green part into strips and reserve for garnish.

Home Style Tofu | Yun's Family Table

Combine all sauce ingredients and mix.

Cooking

Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a wok over medium high heat.

Add tofu egg mixture. Let it cook undisturbed for a couple of minutes until it develops a bit of a crust and then turn it over to cook the other sides.

Cook for a few minutes until the tofu is toasted on all sides and then remove and set aside.

Put 1 tbsp oil into the same wok and cooking ginger, garlic and white part of the green onion over medium high heat until fragrant.

Toss in the vegetables and stir fry until tender crisp.

Add tofu back in and stir fry togther with the vegetables for a minute or 2.

Stir up the sauce and add it in to the wok. Stir fry for another minute until sauce has thickened and coated all the ingredients.

Serve immediately with some rice.

Ingredients

500 g Firm or medium firm tofu

2 Eggs

Vegetables(ie peppers, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli, bamboo..etc)

1 tbsp Chopped ginger

1 tbsp Chopped garlic

1 Green onion(white & green parts separated)

3 tbsp Oil

Sauce

3 tbsp Light soy sauce

1 tbsp Oyster Sauce

⅓ tsp Salt

¼ tsp White pepper

1 tsp Sesame oil

½ tsp Sugar

½ cup Water

1 tbsp Corn starch

Directions

Prep

Cut tofu into bite size pieces.

Whisk the eggs and pour beaten eggs onto the tofu. Gently mix to combine.

Cut vegetables to bite size pieces.

Home Style Tofu | Yun's Family Table

Chop ginger, garlic and the white part of the green onion. Cut green part into strips and reserve for garnish.

Home Style Tofu | Yun's Family Table

Combine all sauce ingredients and mix.

Cooking

Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a wok over medium high heat.

Add tofu egg mixture. Let it cook undisturbed for a couple of minutes until it develops a bit of a crust and then turn it over to cook the other sides.

Cook for a few minutes until the tofu is toasted on all sides and then remove and set aside.

Put 1 tbsp oil into the same wok and cooking ginger, garlic and white part of the green onion over medium high heat until fragrant.

Toss in the vegetables and stir fry until tender crisp.

Add tofu back in and stir fry togther with the vegetables for a minute or 2.

Stir up the sauce and add it in to the wok. Stir fry for another minute until sauce has thickened and coated all the ingredients.

Serve immediately with some rice.

Simple and Quick Home Style Tofu 家常豆腐

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