Tofu with Chili Bean Sauce and Vegetables
鱼香豆腐
Fried tofu is stir-fried with carrot, green pepper and wood ear mushrooms in a chili-bean sauce.
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English adaptation and editing of authorized supplied recipes: Chinese Home Cooking.
Ingredients
Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.
- tofu
- carrot
- green pepper
- wood ear mushrooms
- scallions
- garlic
- 1 spoonfulchili bean paste
- 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- 1/2 bowlwater
- a littlepepper
- a littlesalt
- 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.
Bowl and cup measures retain the original Chinese units 碗/杯; capacity is unspecified. 小半 means slightly less than half; 大半 means slightly more than half.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Cut the tofu into small pieces and fry until golden, then remove. Fry garlic and scallions in the oil left in the pan over high heat.
- 02
Add carrot, wood ear mushrooms and green pepper and stir-fry. Add chili bean paste and mix, then return the tofu.
- 03
Mix light soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, pepper and salt for the sauce. Pour it into the pan and stir-fry over high heat while reducing the liquid.
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Tofu with Chili Bean Sauce and Vegetables
Fried tofu is stir-fried with carrot, green pepper and wood ear mushrooms in a chili-bean sauce.
Ingredients
- tofu
- carrot
- green pepper
- wood ear mushrooms
- scallions
- garlic
- 1 spoonfulchili bean paste
- 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- 1/2 bowlwater
- a littlepepper
- a littlesalt
- 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.
Bowl and cup measures retain the original Chinese units 碗/杯; capacity is unspecified. 小半 means slightly less than half; 大半 means slightly more than half.
Method
- 01
Cut the tofu into small pieces and fry until golden, then remove. Fry garlic and scallions in the oil left in the pan over high heat.
- 02
Add carrot, wood ear mushrooms and green pepper and stir-fry. Add chili bean paste and mix, then return the tofu.
- 03
Mix light soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, pepper and salt for the sauce. Pour it into the pan and stir-fry over high heat while reducing the liquid.
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