Tofu and Shitake Stir Fry

Author: Anita Jacobson

Courses: Main Dish

Cuisines: Chinese

Ingredients: Tofu Vegetables

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Deep fried tofu blocks
• 1 block of firm tofu (~ 14 oz / 400 gram), cut into 6 blocks
• salt
• pepper
• corn starch (*)
• enough oil for deep frying
• The rest of the ingredients
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 (~ 200 gram) onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 inch ginger, bruised
• 5-8 dried shiitake, soaked in cold water overnight, thinly sliced, reserve 200 ml of soaking water
• 1 tablespoon mushroom sauce (**)
• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon Shaoxing/rice wine
• tapioca slurry (1 teaspoon tapioca starch + 1 teaspoon water) (***)
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced diagonally

Instructions

• Deep fried tofu blocks
  1. Sprinkle tofu blocks with salt and pepper, then dust lightly with corn starch.
  2. Heat enough oil in a pot for deep frying. Deep fry tofu blocks until golden brown. Set aside to cool.
  3. Once cool enough to handle, cut each block into 2-4 smaller blocks. Set aside.
• Tofu and shitake stir fry
  1. Heat oil in a wok/large frying pan over medium high heat.
  2. Sauté onion, garlic, and ginger until fragrant and onion is translucent.
  3. Add sliced shiitake and mix well. Cook for 30 seconds.
  4. Add in the reserved 200 ml soaking water, mushroom sauce, soy sauce, salt, and ground pepper. Mix well and bring to a boil.
  5. Return fried tofu blocks into the wok/frying pan, mix well.
  6. Once the sauce boils again, add sesame oil and Shaoxing/rice wine. Mix well.
  7. Add tapioca slurry and keep stirring for 1-2 minutes until sauce thickens.
  8. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving plate, and garnish with thinly sliced scallions. Serve immediately with steamed white rice.

Notes

• (*) Can use all purpose flour, but it won't be gluten-free.
• (**) Omnivores can use oyster sauce.
• (***) Can be substituted with corn starch.