Tofu with mushrooms is a popular dish in most Cantonese families, and I've been eating it since I was a kid.
Families prepare this recipe differently; some use meat, while others opt for a vegetarian version. In this article, I'll share my family recipe, which includes minced chicken.
This dish is popular because tofu has a mild flavor that absorbs flavors. When we braise the tofu, it absorbs the sauce, making it tasty. The same goes for mushrooms - they absorb whatever flavors are available. This is why tofu and mushrooms are incredibly delicious.
In this video, I'll explain in detail how to cook this dish so that you can enjoy this Cantonese favorite at home.
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Recipe:
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Ingredients A
100g chicken breast meat, minced
1/4 tsp of salt
2 tsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp cornstarch
Ingredients B
50g shitake mushrooms
50g king oyster mushrooms
50g shimeiji mushrooms
1 tbsp of chopped garlic
6 slices of ginger
200g firm tofu
1/2 cup water
1/4 red bell pepper
1/4 green bell pepper
Ingredients C
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine (optional)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
Ingredients D
Green onions
Red chili
Method::
Preparation and fry the tofu:
- Marinate the chicken with Ingredients A for 10 minutes.
- Cut the fresh shiitake mushrooms into strips, king oyster mushrooms into batons, and remove the root section of the enoki mushrooms.
- Cut the bell peppers into thin strips, and prepare the chopped garlic and ginger slices.
- Place the tofu on a dry cloth to remove the excess water. Cut them into one-inch cubes and place them again on the dry cloth.
- Deep fry the tofu until golden brown on both sides.
Rest of the steps:
- Fry the ginger slices over low to medium heat with vegetable oil in the wok. Halfway frying the ginger, add the chopped garlic and continue frying until the garlic and ginger turn to light brown.
- Add the minced chicken meat and stir fry with the garlic and ginger until fully cooked. Remove the chicken.
- Stir-fry the mushrooms with oil for about 4 minutes. Add water.
- Add Ingredients C to the mushrooms.
- Return the chicken and fried tofu pieces to the wok. Mix with all the other ingredients.
- Add the bell peppers.
- Dish it out and transfer it to a serving plate.
- Garnish with green onion (spring onion) and chili to serve.
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