Stir-fried Dried Tofu with Hot Peppers
A home-style stir-fry of dried tofu strips and green chili pepper slices, simmered in rich broth until tender, then thickened with a starch slurry and finished with a quick stir-fry.
Ingredients
dried tofu
300g
green chili peppers (pointed)
50g
scallion
as needed
ginger
as needed
cooking wine
as needed
soy sauce
as needed
salt
as needed
MSG
as needed
sugar
as needed
starch
as needed
old stock
200ml
cooking oil
as needed
Instructions
1
Step 1
Cut the dried tofu into strips; cut the peppers into rolling slices.
2
Step 2
Heat cooking oil in a wok, add minced scallion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Add cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, sugar, and 200ml of old stock, then add the dried tofu strips. Once cooked through, add the pepper slices and MSG, and stir-fry to combine.
3
Step 3
Thicken with a cornstarch slurry, drizzle with cooking oil and stir well, then transfer to a plate and serve.
