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Jade Tofu(Tofu with Vegetables)

Today I am going to share a classic Chinese delicacy of mine - Jade Tofu! I remember when I was a child, my grandma always used this dish to coax me to eat. The tofu is smooth and delicious. Come and try making this delicious dish with me!

2-3
Servings
15
INGREDIENTS
6
STEP
30 min
TOTAL TIME

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients

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    250g of tofu
  • ·
    100g of lettuce

Additional Ingredients

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    1 yellow pepper
  • ·
    1 green pepper
  • ·
    1 red pepper
  • ·
    5-8 garlic cloves

Seasonings

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    15g of salt
  • ·
    50ml of oil
  • ·
    70ml of chicken soup
  • ·
    15ml of oyster sauce
  • ·
    10ml of dark soy sauce
  • ·
    3 grams of sugar
  • ·
    0.5g of pepper
  • ·
    20ml of starch water
  • ·
    5ml of sesame oil

DIRECTIONS

Step 1

Ingredient processing: Cut 250 grams of detailed tofu into 2 - 3 centimeter blocks; wash the yellow pepper, green pepper, and red pepper and cut them into 1 centimeter square dice. Mince the garlic. Cut 50 grams of lettuce into triangular slices 0.3 - 0.5 centimeters thick. Cut the other half of lettuce into the same size as the diced colored peppers.

Step 2

Ingredient blanching: Pour 1 liter of water into the pot, add 10 grams of salt and 10 milliliters of oil. Bring to a boil over high heat. First, put the lettuce slices in and boil for 1 minute, then take them out. Then put the tofu blocks in and boil for 2 minutes. Take them out and drain.

Step 3

Heat oil and sauté until fragrant: Start another pot, put 40 milliliters of oil, and heat over medium heat. Put minced garlic in and sauté until fragrant.

Step 4

Stir-fry the ingredients: After the minced garlic is fragrant, quickly pour the diced lettuce, yellow pepper, green pepper, and red pepper into the pot and quickly stir-fry with a spatula.

Step 5

Season and blend: Pour in the boiled tofu, add 70 milliliters of chicken soup, 15 milliliters of oyster sauce, 10 milliliters of dark soy sauce, 5 grams of salt, and 3 grams of sugar. Stir evenly and then cook for 1 minute.

Step 6

Thicken and enhance fragrance: Put in 0.5 gram of pepper, 20 milliliters of starch water, stir until the soup is slightly thickened. Drizzle 5 milliliters of sesame oil and stir-fry a few times before serving.

Jade Tofu(Tofu with Vegetables) URL: https://www.chinarecipes.com/jade-tofu-recipe-59133/