How to make fragrant char siu tofu dish, suitable for the whole family

Prepare
5 Minutes Processing
15 Minutes For
2-3 people

Tofu is a familiar ingredient for many families and can be used to make many delicious dishes from fried, fried to braised dishes. Today, Tnhelearning.edu.vn will tell you how to make delicious and attractive char siu tofu to change the whole family’s taste!

Ingredients for making char siu tofu

• 500g fried tofu
• 1/2 tbsp char siu powder
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• Condiments: Cooking oil, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, oyster sauce, malt, chili sauce, ketchup, sugar

Hot Tip: You can use white tofu instead of pre-fried tofu and deep-fried until golden brown. For white tofu, you should choose pieces with an ivory white color like soybeans, do not choose yellowish ones because they may contain plaster or keep for a long time. Pieces of tofu have elasticity, smoothness and a characteristic aroma of soybeans.

If you don’t have char siu, you can substitute it with char siu sauce.

Ingredients for making char siu tofu

How to make char siu tofu

Step 1Fried tofu

After buying tofu, you cut it into bite-sized pieces. Then, put a pan on the stove with about 300ml of cooking oil. You put each piece of tofu in and fry until golden crispy on all sides, then remove and drain the oil.

Fried tofu

Step 2Make char siu sauce

You put in a cup 1/2 tablespoon of char siu powder, 1/2 teaspoon of MSG, 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of malt, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, 1/ 2 tablespoons ketchup, 1 tablespoon sugar and stir well.

Make char siu sauce

Step 3Make char siu tofu

Reuse the pan used to fry tofu with a little oil left, add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic to the pan to fry until golden aroma.

When the garlic is golden, bring the sauce to a boil, then add the tofu and flip the sides to absorb the sauce. After about 2 minutes of cooking on medium heat, add 150ml of filtered water to the pan and continue to cook until the sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.

Make char siu tofu

Step 4Finished product

With just a few simple steps, you have completed a delicious, colorful tofu with char siu sauce for the whole family to enjoy .

Finished tofu with char siu

Enjoy

The char siu tofu dish is extremely quick and easy to prepare in a few minutes for a more attractive home-cooked meal. Crispy yellow tofu is coated with a beautiful brown-orange char siu sauce, the taste is very rich, so it is suitable for hot rice or vermicelli.

Enjoy char siu tofu

Recently, Tnhelearning.edu.vn told you how to make delicious and quick tofu with char siu at home. Hope this recipe will help you to have more delicious dishes for your family!

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