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Claypot Tofu
Claypot Tofu Recipe
You may use any seasonal vegetables available at your market.
You can also add seafood or meat to this basic meatless recipe if desired.
For best results, serve the dish in a claypot and stir in the deep-fried tofu only when ready to serve.
Ingredients:
- 1 x 300g box firm (pressed) tofu cut into 16 pieces and pat dry on paper towel
- vegetable (example peanut or canola) oil for deep frying
- 2 tbsp cooking oil for stir frying
- 5 slices ginger
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- cornstarch solution combine 2 tbsp cornstarch with 2 tbsp water
- chopped spring onions or coriander leaves for garnishing
Vegetables
- 8 dried shiitake mushrooms* soaked in hot water until softened, stems discarded
- 3 baby corn slice to 2 or 3 sections diagonally
- half carrot sliced thinly (optional: cut to flower design)
- 1 king mushroom sliced thinly
- 3 napa cabbage leaves cut to 2 cm width
- 50g broccoli florets
- 50g cauliflower florets
- 8 snow peas or sugar-snap peas break off the ends and pull off the “strings”
* use quick cooking type of dried mushrooms. Alternatively, you can use fresh shiitake mushrooms (no soaking required)
(A) Sauce
- 300 ml chicken stock
- 200 ml water
- 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce use more if you want a darker colour for the gravy
- 3/4 tsp light soy sauce to taste
- 1/2 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese wine (hua diao/shao xing wine)
- 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
Directions:
- Heat oil in a small pot to 180°C (356°F). If small bubbles gather when a chopstick is inserted into the oil, it is ready. Add cut tofu to the hot oil and deep fry until golden brown. Remove and drain them on paper towel or tempura paper. Set aside.
- Heat oil in wok. Stir fry ginger and garlic briefly until aromatic. Add mushrooms, baby corn and carrots. Stir fry for a few minutes until they start to soften.
- Add the rest of the vegetables (napa cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and snow peas) with a small splash of water. Stir fry briefly until the cabbage starts to soften.
- Add sauce (A), cover with lid and simmer for a few minutes. Thicken the sauce with cornstarch solution gradually until desired texture is reached (semi-thick like maple syrup; you do not need to use all of it).
- Transfer contents and reheat in a claypot. Just before serving, stir in fried tofu and garnish with spring onions or coriander.
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Light yet full of flavour! My kind of food!
Haha, you shd know me too! My kind of food and meal. When I dine alone esp. outside, this is the kind of dish I will order as well – one pot with everything, then plus steamed rice. Complete!
You just reminded me that I own a couple of clay pots, but somehow never used…I will definitely try this tofu recipe…looks delicious with the vegetables.
Hope you are having a great week Wiffy :)