Spicy Stir-Fried Fragrant Dried Tofu

Name: Spicy Stir-Fried Fragrant Dried Tofu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300 g Dried tofu (cut horizontally into 2 pieces, then into strips; pan-fry in hot oil until golden); 120 g Silver fish (rinsed, drained, mixed with cooking wine to remove the fishy smell; set aside); 2 Red chili pepper (rinsed, stems and seeds removed, minced; set aside); 1 Scallion (rinsed, minced; set aside); 1 Ginger (rinsed, minced; set aside); 5 cloves Garlic (rinsed, minced; set aside); 30 g Cooking oil; 2 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 tbsp Cooking wine; 1 tbsp Fermented black beans; 1 tsp Fine salt; 2 tsp Sugar; 2 tsp MSG

A quick stir-fry of silver fish and dried tofu, savory and aromatic — a classic home-style dish.

27 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Dried tofu (cut horizontally into 2 pieces, then into strips; pan-fry in hot oil until golden) 300 g

Silver fish (rinsed, drained, mixed with cooking wine to remove the fishy smell; set aside) 120 g

Red chili pepper (rinsed, stems and seeds removed, minced; set aside) 2

Scallion (rinsed, minced; set aside) 1

Ginger (rinsed, minced; set aside) 1

Garlic (rinsed, minced; set aside) 5 cloves

Cooking oil 30 g

Soy sauce 2 tbsp

Cooking wine 1 tbsp

Fermented black beans 1 tbsp

Fine salt 1 tsp

Sugar 2 tsp

MSG 2 tsp

Instructions

Pan-fry the dried tofu

Rinse the dried tofu, cut it horizontally into 2 pieces and then into thin strips. Place in a pan of hot oil and pan-fry until golden, then remove and set aside.

Prepare the silver fish

Rinse the silver fish and drain well. Place in a bowl, add cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, and set aside.

Prepare the aromatics

Rinse the ginger, garlic, and scallion. Rinse the red chili pepper and remove the stem and seeds. Mince all of them and set aside.

Stir-fry everything together

Heat oil in a pan, add the silver fish and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the fermented black beans, soy sauce, sugar, fine salt, MSG, and all of the remaining prepared ingredients, and stir-fry until cooked through.