Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chinese stir-fry tofu bokchoy. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Sichuan peppers add bold flavor to this tasty bok choy tofu stir-fry! You can use either regular or "baby" bok choy for this recipe. If you have a hard time finding bok choy, substitute Chinese cabbage (sometimes called Napa cabbage).
Chinese Stir-Fry Tofu Bokchoy is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Chinese Stir-Fry Tofu Bokchoy is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chinese stir-fry tofu bokchoy using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chinese Stir-Fry Tofu Bokchoy:
- Prepare 1-2 Firm/hard tofu
- Take Bunch bok choy
- Take 1 tbsp cooking oil
- Get 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Prepare 4 thin slices of ginger - julienned
- Make ready Dash ground white pepper
- Take 1 tbsp mushroom or oyster sauce
- Prepare To taste chicken stock granules
- Make ready 2 tsp sesame oil
For a lighter taste, feel free to stir-fry the baby bok choy in olive oil. Heat sesame oil in a wok and add salt and pepper. Add tofu and sear for approx. Unlike my previous post on bok choy stir fry where the bok choy is blanched, this recipe requires a bit more practice to master.
Steps to make Chinese Stir-Fry Tofu Bokchoy:
- Thumb rules when Stir-Frying vegies 1. Heat Wok & Cooking oil well. 2. Use HIGH HEAT. 3. Prepare everything ready at your station so you dont have to run here and there looking for everything you need because frying with high heat you might over cook your dish. 3. Add sesame oil last.
- Prepare all ingredients ready. Half the tofu if its thick then cut into equal cube. Not too small as tofu can break easily. Clean bok choy before Cutting.
- Heat oil in a wok over high heat. Use Enough oil to few seconds sauté garlic and julienned ginger. Then add cubed tofu right away. Stir one or two times then Let it sit for a minute to lighly brown sides of the cubed tofu before turning it again. Sprinkle a dash of ground white pepper. Stir.
- Add bok choy. Stir fast. Season with mushroom or oyster sauce. Taste. Add chicken stock granules if necessary. Stir fast again, turn off the heat right away a minute or two after that. Avoid over cook your vegies. Add sesame oil now and stir (mix well) before plating. Note: Sesame oil can be added to your dish before or after the heat is off - just before plating.
Here, the bok choy is going straight into the frying pan, so timing is crucial. Green tea goes well with this stir-fry. Try chopping a medium head of Chinese (napa) cabbage to use in place ot the bok choy. This super-savory tofu and mushroom stir-fry is a flavor-packed vegetarian Stir-fries are all about cooking quickly and over high heat, so the key to success is prepping your ingredients Couldn't resist adding bok choy and some baby spinach. Bok Choy is one kind of Chinese cabbage.
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