Crispy Tofu In Chinese Garlic Sauce

Crispy Tofu In Chinese Garlic Sauce : Take less than 20 minutes to prepare this stir fry. I have used Tofu here but you can just replace it with Chicken, Prawn , Mushrooms, even Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese). Isn’t that cool ??

Prepared these Sunday evening to snack on. Sunday is always a day of indulgence and we have our lunch late afternoon. So it is obvious that we skip the dinner, Instead, I make something quickly like an appetizer for the dinner. Most of my weekends are also lined up with lots of work. Shooting for the blog, working on the photography assignment , cleaning ,dusting and the day ends with spending time with the little one. Among all these things a quick dinner comes into rescue.

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Crispy Tofu In Chinese Garlic Sauce

Crispy Tofu In Chinese Garlic Sauce : Take less than 20 minutes to prepare this stir fry. I have used Tofu here but you can just replace it with Chicken, Prawn , Mushrooms, even Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese). Isn't that cool ??

Course

appetizer

Cuisine

chinese

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

• 250 gm Tofu Fresh ,Cut into strips
• 2 tbsps Vegetable oil Peaunut oil/
• 2 Onions large , thinely sliced
• 8 - 10 pods garlic of
• 1/2 tbsp ginger grated
• 1 tsp red chilli flakes
• 1 thin strips thin red bell pepepr, cut into strips
• 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce light
• 1 tsp soy sauce dark
• 1 tsp tomato Ketchup
• 2 tsps cornstarch
• salt pepper and as per taste
• green onions green chillies Chopped and sliced to garnish

Course appetizer Cuisine chinese Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Servings Ingredients 250 gm Tofu Fresh ,Cut into strips 2 tbsps Vegetable oil Peaunut oil/ 2 Onions large , thinely sliced 8 - 10 pods garlic of 1/2 tbsp ginger grated 1 tsp red chilli flakes 1 thin strips thin red bell pepepr, cut into strips 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar 1 tablespoon soy sauce light 1 tsp soy sauce dark 1 tsp tomato Ketchup 2 tsps cornstarch salt pepper and as per taste green onions green chillies Chopped and sliced to garnish

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, toss tofu strips with some oil,salt and pepper. Marinate for 10-15 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, stir together rice vinegar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Ketchup and cornstarch. Set aside.
3. Heat a large frying pan over high heat. Add 1 tbsp oil. Arrange the tofu strips in a single layer. Let it cook undistuerbed on meduim-high heat for 1-2 minutes. Flips the strips and let it crisp on the other side. The tofu strips should look brown and crisp on both the sides.
4. Remove and place on a kitchen towel/tissue paper to absorb extra oil.
5. In the same pan add remaining oil. Once it is hot add in garlic, ginger, and red chili flakes. Fry over low heat for about 10-15 seconds, or until aromatic, taking care not to burn the garlic.
6. Increase the flame and add Sliced onion. Saute over high heat for a minute. Add red bell pepper and toss in high flame for about 1 minute. Make sure to stir and toss the vegitables well.
7. Add the crisp tofu strips followed by the prepared sauce. Toss eveything well. Season with salt or pepper if required.
8. The sauce will start to thicken. If it is very thick add 1-2 table spoons of water. Cook furter for a minute or so.
9. Garnish with chopped green onions and green chillies.
10. Serve hot as an appetizer or along with rice or noodles.