Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, tofu & grilled pak choi & sweet and sour cucumber. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Tofu is a food made of condensed soy milk that is pressed into solid white blocks in a process quite similar to cheesemaking. Tofu, also known as bean curd, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness; it can be silken, soft, firm, or extra firm. Beyond these broad categories, there are many varieties of tofu.
Tofu & Grilled Pak Choi & Sweet and Sour Cucumber is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Tofu & Grilled Pak Choi & Sweet and Sour Cucumber is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have tofu & grilled pak choi & sweet and sour cucumber using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Tofu & Grilled Pak Choi & Sweet and Sour Cucumber:
- Get Rice
- Take 2 pak choi
- Make ready 20 ml soy sauce
- Get 12 sprigs fresh coriander
- Prepare 20 g sesame seeds
- Get 4 tbsp sunflower oil
- Take Sweet and sour cucumber
- Get 1 cucumber
- Take 2 tbsp rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
- Get 2 tsp sugar
- Make ready Tofu marinade
- Prepare 400 g tofu
- Make ready 4 cm ginger
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic
- Take 4 tbsp ketjap
- Take 20 ml soy sauce
- Make ready Sambal
Tofu is made of soybeans that are curdled and pressed into blocks, kind of like making cheese! Tofu also contains nigari, which is the liquid left over after extracting salt from sea water, which is what you will find tofu lounging in upon opening. Nigari helps give tofu its iconic shape and texture, and is also rich in minerals. Silken is best for blending into smoothies and desserts, as well as in Japanese miso soup.
Steps to make Tofu & Grilled Pak Choi & Sweet and Sour Cucumber:
- Cut the cucumber into small cubes and mix in a bowl with the white wine or rice vinegar and sugar. Let the sweet and sour absorb, occasionally toss.
- Meanwhile, peel and grate the ginger with a fine grater. Press the garlic or chop finely. In a small bowl mix the soy sauce with the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, ketjap and sambal to taste. Mix 3/4 of the marinade with the tofu cubes.
- Cut the pak choi lengthwise. Coarsely chop the coriander.
- Heat half of the sunflower oil in a skillet or grill pan with a lid over medium heat. Place the pak choi with the cut side down in the pan and fry for 4-5 minutes. Pour 20 ml soy sauce and 1 tbsp water per person over the pak choi, and steam with the lid on the pan for another 4-5 minutes, or until soft.
- Meanwhile, heat another skillet, without butter or oil, over medium heat and fry the sesame seeds until golden brown. Remove from the pan and store separately. Add the remaining sunflower oil to the pan and fry the marinated tofu cubes for 4-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve the rice with the grilled pak choi, the sweet and sour cucumber and the tofu cubes. Garnish with the sesame seeds, the remaining marinade and the coriander. Enjoy! :)
Soft is ideal for heartier soups and stews, and firm and extra-firm stand up well to stir-frying, deep-frying, and baking. Tofu – also called bean curd – is made by pressing curdling soymilk into a solid block. Some people complain that it's bland, but it nicely takes on the flavor of the sauce you prepare it with. Stinky tofu is another type of soft tofu fermented in a vegetable and fish brine. Tofu is a great source of protein, along with other key micronutrients like manganese, calcium and selenium.
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