Tofu and shiitake braised in ginger soy sauce
While tofu by itself is bland, allowing it to cook in a rich and tasty sauce gives it the opportunity to soak up flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 block firm tofu about 300 grams
- cooking oil
- 2 shallots peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 1 small carrot peeled and julienned
- 6 to 8 shiitake (rehydrated if using dried) thickly sliced
- 2 to 3 pinches salt
- 2 pinches black pepper
Ginger soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ginger sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha
- ½ teaspoon sesame seed oil
Instructions
- Drain the tofu and place on a plate lined with paper towels. Cover with more paper towels and place a plate on top to press out excess water. Leave for ten minutes.
- Cut the tofu into one-inch cubes.
- In a wok or frying pan, heat enough cooking oil to reach a depth of two inches.
- Fry the tofu until golden and crisp.
- Scoop out the tofu and spread on a rack.
- Heat two tablespoons of cooking oil in a frying pan.
- Saute the shallots, garlic, carrot and shiitake with salt and pepper for a minute or so.
- Toss in the fried tofu and pour in the sauce.
- Stir, set the heat to low, cover the pan and braise for five minutes.
- Optionally, top with sliced scallions before serving.