Stewed Crispy Tofu 红烧香煎豆腐

Name: Stewed Crispy Tofu 红烧香煎豆腐
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g firm tofu cube; 1 red pepper; 20 g spring onion; 100 g minced turkey (or pork, optimal if you are a vegetarian); 1 tbsp minced garlic; 5 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp potato starch (or cornstarch); 1 tbsp Sichuan chilli oil; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 300 ml water; 1 touch sugar

Amy Chen @cook_9122666

A traditional and great taste recipe from my grandmother. A real Sichuan cuisine!

Amy Chen @cook_9122666

A traditional and great taste recipe from my grandmother. A real Sichuan cuisine!

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2-3 servings

500 gfirm tofu cube
1red pepper
20 gspring onion
100 gminced turkey (or pork, optimal if you are a vegetarian)
1 tbspminced garlic
5 tbspsoy sauce
1 tbsppotato starch (or cornstarch)
1 tbspSichuan chilli oil
3 tbspvegetable oil
300 mlwater
1 touchsugar

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Slice the firm tofu 4cm (thumb finger nail) thick and place them on a paper towel (we need to fry the tofu, so make sure tofu is dry before you put them into the hot pan).
2

Chop the spring onion and red pepper.
3

Heat the pan and add 3 tbsp vegetable oil on medium-high until hot. Carefully add tofu, fry the tofu until they turn to deep golden brown. 4-5 mints per side. Drain on a paper towel.
4

Use the same pan to fry minced turkey until the minced turn to white. Add red pepper, minced garlic and a sprinkle of spring onion and stir-fry 1 mints.
5

Until all the vegetable become soft and then add 4 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp Sichuan chilli oil, a touch of sugar and 250ml water. Stir it until the mixed thing boiling.
6

Add crispy tofu on the top of the boiling mix. Put a lid on the pan and turn to heat to low and cook 8-10 mints.
7

Place the tofu on a plate.
8

Add a tbsp potato starch into a bowl and mix with 50ml water.
9

Add the mix into the pan and stir 30 second until the sauce become thick and glossy.
10

Pour the thick sauce on the tofu. Sprinkle some green spring onion for garnish.
11

Enjoy your tofu :)