Pressed Tofu Pork and Celery Stir-Fry

Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

• pressed tofu (xiang gan)
• lean pork or pork belly
• garlic
• bird's eye chiles
• green garlic
• celery
• 1 spoonful for tofu, 1/2 for finishinglight soy sauce
• 1 spoonfulsalt
• starch slurry
• cooking oil
• 1 spoonfullight soy sauce for pork marinade
• 1/2 spoonfuldark soy sauce for pork marinade
• 1/2 spoonfulcooking wine for pork marinade
• 1 spoonfulstarch for pork marinade
• oil for pork marinade

Ingredient Notes

• Brown the pressed tofu before combining it with the other ingredients.
• Keep the final celery cooking brief for a crisp texture.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. 01

   Mix pork slices with the marinade light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, starch and oil. Marinate for 10 minutes as shown in the original Chinese ingredient image.

2. 02

   Heat oil and pan-fry sliced pressed tofu over medium-low heat until golden on both sides. Add the tofu's light soy sauce measure, toss and remove.

3. 03

   Fry garlic in the remaining oil, add pork and quickly separate and cook until it changes color.

4. 04

   Add chopped chiles, then return the tofu and stir-fry over high heat.

5. 05

   Add green garlic and celery sections and stir-fry until just cooked and the pork is cooked through.

6. 06

   Add the source's salt and remaining light soy sauce, drizzle in a little starch slurry and toss to lightly thicken.

Illustrated Cooking Guide

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Cooking Method