Chinese home cooking

Tofu Braised with Green Chiles

Name: Tofu Braised with Green Chiles
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 large blocks tofu; long green chiles (线椒); 1 spoonful chili flakes; minced garlic; 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce; 1 spoonful oyster sauce; 1/2 spoonful dark soy sauce; a little salt; a little sugar; boiling water; a little starch slurry; cooking oil

青椒烧豆腐

Golden tofu cubes simmer in a soy and chile sauce before long green chiles and garlic are added.

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Published 2026-10-12

English adaptation and editing of authorized supplied recipes: Chinese Home Cooking.

Golden tofu cubes in red sauce with chopped green chiles and scallions in a white bowl. — Tofu Braised with Green Chiles

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

2 large blockstofu
long green chiles (线椒)
1 spoonfulchili flakes
minced garlic
2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
1 spoonfuloyster sauce
1/2 spoonfuldark soy sauce
a littlesalt
a littlesugar
boiling water
a littlestarch slurry
cooking oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Cut the tofu into small cubes and pan-fry both sides until golden.
02
Add chili flakes, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce and a little salt and sugar. Pour in boiling water to cover the tofu and boil over high heat for 2 minutes.
03
Add the green chiles and garlic and a little starch slurry. Toss and reduce the sauce over high heat.

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Cooking Method

Soup & Stew

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