Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, fried tofu in tomato sauce. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
You can fry the tofu yourself, or pick up some pre-fried ones to save some time. There's some kinda strange pre-fried variety I got before that is super To stuff the tofu, simply cut a slice in the center of and fill it with the pork mixture. Cut it so you can add almost as much filling as you like without having.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook fried tofu in tomato sauce using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce:
- Take 200 g tomatoes
- Make ready 1 teaspoon tapioca starch
- Make ready 4 blocks tofu
- Get 1 teaspoon chili sauce
- Get Spices: 2 shallots, scallions, cooking oil
Couple that with the umami rich flaovur from the fish sauce in the spicy tomato sauce and you have a real winner. Fry the tofu pieces in batches, frying the first side until the tofu is light yellow, like the color of raw corn kernels. Tomato sauce should lightly coat tofu and not be too thin. Adjust for seasoning with more fish sauce and sugar, if necessary.
Instructions to make Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce:
- 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.
- Tomatoes: de-stemmed and cut into wedges
- 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.
- 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.
- Transfer to a serving plate. Bon appetit!
Tofu is great to have on hand when you need protein in a pinch. Honestly, I looked to tofu in early adulthood because I was lazy to prep meat. Tofu is a blank canvas so eating it plain is never recommended. It is best fried and paired with a bold sauce, such as spicy tomato or teriyaki. The blend of tomatoes and fish sauce makes seriously delicious gravy which is used to stir-fry and soften fried tofu pieces.
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