Braised tofu in tomato sauce, another simple tofu dish I cooked for my boys. All vegetables in this dish are my elder boy's favourite. He refused to try at first thought that it was a spicy dish judging form its colour. Could that also be categorized as "hot stove effect"?
Ingredients:
2 tubes egg tofu aka Japanese tofu
Corn flour for coating tofu
Handful sweet peas
Handful baby corns
Handful sliced carrot
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Oil for pan-fry
Sauce:
3 tbsp ketchup
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
½ cup water
Salt to taste
Methods:
- Bring some water to a boil, add pinch of salt and poach all vegetable. Drain.
- Cut each tube of tofu into desired size then coat with corn flour.
- Heat a wok/frying pan, add some oil then pan-fry tofu with medium heat till brown slightly on both sides. Transfer tofu into a plate and drain all oil in wok.
- Use the same wok, add in garlic and all ingredients for sauce. Bring to a boil, then return tofu into wok.
- Cook till sauce is reduced a little, add in poached vegetable. Stir gently not to break the tofu.
- Transfer to serving plate, serve warm with steamed rice.
I thought it was a spicy dish at first too! Love the additions of corn and peas, now I know what else to add for my tofu dish :D
wow, I definitely need to try making tofu like this -thanks!
And I thought it was spicy too! Guess it was the tomato that gave the red look to it? It looks so good! This is what I call comfort food. =)
It's not easy to fry egg tofu so perfectly and you have done so :)
I enjoy tomato-based sauce and gravy. This is definitely delicious.
I love Japanese tofu - it's silky and smooth, especially when it's cooked ala clay pot. I never tried adding tomatoes, though so I'm gonna give it a shot.