Stir-Fried Tofu in Oyster Sauce

Name: Stir-Fried Tofu in Oyster Sauce
Ingredients: 400 g tofu, cut in dice or rectangle shapes; 200 g pak choy or other green leafy vegetable; 200 g beansprouts; 3 tbsp oystersauce; 1 tsp vegetable or chicken broth powder (optional); 1 tsp salt or to taste; 1 tsp sugar or to taste; 200 ml water; 50 ml vegetable oil; 2 pc large red chillies & large green chillies, sliced; 6 pc shallots, finely sliced; 3 gloves garlic, finely sliced

Origin: Overall in Indonesia

Ingredients

400 g tofu, cut in dice or rectangle shapes
200 g pak choy or other green leafy vegetable
200 g beansprouts
3 tbsp oystersauce
1 tsp vegetable or chicken broth powder (optional)
1 tsp salt or to taste
1 tsp sugar or to taste
200 ml water
50 ml vegetable oil

For seasoning

2 pc large red chillies & large green chillies, sliced
6 pc shallots, finely sliced
3 gloves garlic, finely sliced

Stir-Fried Tofu in Oyster Sauce

Stir-Fried dish, the best menu for you who doesn't have much time for the kitchen or just simply overwhelmed by complicated and adventurous recipes :-). This is one of Indonesian variants of stir fried dish with basic ingredients : chili, shallot and garlic with a touch of oyster sauce, which's introduced and invented by indonesian chinese descendants that mark Indonesia's culinary today.

Tips: Use a good quality of oyster sauce to get an optimum result. Just small tips for you who're curious about the secrets of making a delicious asian stir-fried dish. The answer are very simple:

1st. Sufficient spice ingredients, means more is better than less.

2nd. Saute the seasoning/spice ingredientss until well cooked and you can smell the good distinctive aroma.

Have a try and enjoy another variant of indonesian stir fried dish 🙂

Instructions

Cut tofu into small cube or rectangle shapes.
Heat about 50 ml/ 4 tbsp vegetable oil over medium heat and fry the tofu until half-cooked.
Turn over until all side are done. (Don't fry too long otherwise tofu will be too hard).
Set tofu aside to drain.
Peel off (if necessary) & prepare all sliced ingredients for the seasoning: chilies, shallots & garlic.
Heat 2 tbsp of used oil in a fryingpan/wok, saute the shallot, garlic and chilis until translucent & fragrant.
Stir all the time until well cooked and you smell a good aroma.(Tips: Add a bit salt immediately if the chili's fumes causes you coughing uncontrollably).
Add the fried tofu, stir to mix
Add water, broth powder (if used) and oyster sauce. Bring to boil over medium heat.
Add oyster sauce.
Add pak choy and cook untl half cooked and soft. (approx. 3-5 minutes).
Add the beansprout, cook briefly until just wilted.
Adjust the taste, add salt or sugar if necessary. Remove from heat and serve hot with rice.