Easiest Way to Summer At Home Braised Tofu

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Braised Tofu. Carefully add tofu in a single layer and lightly season with salt. I love the braised tofu served at Chinese restaurants, but at home I like to make it healthier (without the deep frying). In my version, I use a lot of vegetables to make it more filling for a lot less calories.

In this recipe medium or soft tofu and vegetables are braised in a simple, flavorful mixture of soy sauce, stock, and sugar, with a splash of Asian sesame oil added at the end.

Braised Tofu is an authentic Chinese restaurant dish that you can easily make at home.

Using silken tofu, all it takes is a quick deep fry and then a transfer into a hot wok.

You can cook Braised Tofu using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Braised Tofu

1. Prepare 1 packet of extra firm tofu.

2. You need 1 of large carrot.

3. You need 1/2 of white onion.

4. You need 1 tbsp of rice wine vinegar.

5. It’s 1/2 cup of soy sauce.

6. Prepare of Sesame oil.

7. You need 1 tbsp of maple syrup.

8. It’s 1/3 tbsp of cayenne.

9. You need 2 of white scallions.

10. Prepare 5 cloves of garlic.

11. You need of Salt.

12. Prepare of Pepper.

13. It’s 1 cup of water.

14. It’s 2 of scallion greens.

15. Prepare of Sesame seeds.

That's the key to replicating that restaurant flavor at home.

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Braised tofu with vegetable 瓦煲豆腐 is an authentic home-cooked dish popular among the Chinese household.

It is normally braised in a clay pot which adds an earthy aroma to the dish.

Braised Tofu step by step

1. Cut tofu into thin slices and fry in sesame oil.

2. In a small bowl add mix soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, cayenne, maple syrup.

3. Peel and cut the carrot into small pieces, set aside.

4. After tofu is fried, cut and fry the onion, sliced longways. Add the garlic, salt, pepper, and white scallions..

5. After onions are cooked, add the fried tofu and soy sauce mix. Sprinkle carrot and some extra raw onion on top. Add one cup of water and bring to boil for 10 minutes.

6. Cut to Green scallions on top and add sesame seeds. Serve hot and enjoy!.

If you do not have a clay pot, prepare it in a large pan or the wok.

Tofu is an excellent source of protein which makes it a balanced meal even without meat.

Your Braised Tofu is ready to eat (or in my house, devoured).

As this process is a little time consuming, I like to double or triple the recipe so I can have leftovers.

They'll keep in your fridge for up to one week, or you can freeze the tofu for up to two months.