Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce

Name: Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g tomatoes; 1 teaspoon tapioca starch; 4 blocks tofu; 1 teaspoon chili sauce; Spices: 2 shallots, scallions, cooking oil

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Vietnam

This is a delicious and healthy but cheap dish, very simple to serve every day with rice or other ways as desired.(contributed by Huong Loi)

cookpad vietnam @cook_2506890

Vietnam

This is a delicious and healthy but cheap dish, very simple to serve every day with rice or other ways as desired.(contributed by Huong Loi)

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

200 gtomatoes
1 teaspoontapioca starch
4blocks tofu
1 teaspoonchili sauce
Spices: 2 shallots, scallions, cooking oil

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Steps

20 mins

1

Tofu, rinsed and drained off the liquid, fried in a wok with cooking oil until golden then remove from oil and transfer to a plate.
2

Tomatoes: de-stemmed and cut into wedges
3

Use the remaining cooking oil (about 2 teaspoons) in the wok to fry the shallots until fragrant then add tomatoes and toss evenly. Season with 2 teaspoons of soup base, 1 teaspoon of MSG or chicken stock, 1 small teaspoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of chili sauce, 1 cup of clean water (about 100 ml), let simmer in 2 minutes until tomatoes are tender.
4

Toss in fried tofu and stir well to coat the tofu with sauce (over low heat). Mix 1 teaspoon of tapioca starch with some clean water in a cup and stir well until fully dissolved. Pour this mixture into the wok and stir well to create sliminess, let simmer in 2 minutes, sprinkle some scallions and toss well. Ready to serve immediately.
5

Transfer to a serving plate. Bon appetit!