Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Are you feeling tired of meat dishes and looking for a rustic, flavorful dish made from simple and familiar ingredients? We invite you to try the braised tofu with straw mushrooms and tomatoes that TasteVN will introduce to you with the recipe below. Let’s get cooking and try this delicious and attractive braised dish right away!
Ingredients for Braised Tofu with Straw Mushrooms and Tomatoes For 4 people
Tofu 2 pieces Straw mushrooms 100 grams Tomatoes 1 piece Chili powder 1 teaspoon Soy sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 4 teaspoons Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose good fried tofu
- Good fried tofu usually has a uniform golden color and is shiny, not broken and has good elasticity.
- You should avoid buying dry, hard tofu or tofu that is crumbled, broken, and has unusual colors on the surface.
- To choose good fried tofu, you should select pieces that are still warm as they are freshly made, just fried by the seller.
How to choose fresh and delicious straw mushrooms
- You should choose straw mushrooms that are slightly round, not yet opened, and still in bud form.
- Straw mushrooms that are gray and black will provide a sweeter and more delicious taste than those that are white.
- When selecting straw mushrooms, you should choose buds that are of uniform size so that the dish has no variation in flavor.
How to choose fresh, juicy tomatoes
- Fresh, delicious tomatoes usually have bright red, uniform skin, intact and without any signs of scratches.
- Tomatoes that have been artificially ripened often lack aroma. Therefore, you should select tomatoes that have a mild fragrance, as these are naturally ripened.
- Additionally, you should also observe the stem of the tomato. If the stem is withered and almost detached from the fruit, then it is a tomato that is no longer fresh.
How to make Braised Tofu with Straw Mushrooms and Tomatoes
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Prepare the ingredients
You wash the tofu with clean water, drain it, and then use a knife to cut each piece of tofu into 3 equal parts.
After buying straw mushrooms, you cut off the stems and soak the mushrooms in saltwater for 3 – 5 minutes.
Then, you rinse the mushrooms with clean water, cut them lengthwise into 2 equal parts, and let them drain.
For the tomatoes, you also wash them and dice or cut them into small pieces according to your personal preference.
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Fry the tofu again
You place a non-stick pan on the stove, add 2 spoons of cooking oil to the pan.
You turn on the stove and wait until the oil is hot, then add the tofu and fry it again.
When frying, be careful to time the turning of the tofu. Fry until all 6 sides of the tofu are golden and crispy before removing it.
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Stir-fry tomatoes with mushrooms
You place a pot on the stove, add 2 teaspoons of cooking oil to the pot, then turn on the stove.
Wait until the oil is hot, then add 1 teaspoon of chili powder and stir for a few seconds.
Next, add the tomatoes to the pot and continue stirring until the tomatoes release their juice and the tomato sauce thickens.
Continue to sprinkle 1 teaspoon of seasoning over the tomatoes, stirring gently for the tomatoes to absorb the seasoning.
Then, pour 1/2 cup of filtered water (using a rice bowl) into the pot, cook until the tomato sauce boils and thickens, then add the straw mushrooms.
Stir the straw mushrooms evenly to absorb the sauce. After that, add about 1/3 cup of filtered water to the pot and continue cooking until the sauce boils and thickens again.
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Braised Tofu with Straw Mushrooms and Tomatoes
After the sauce boils and thickens, you place the fried tofu pieces into the pot.
You drizzle 1 tablespoon of soy sauce over the dish and gently stir for 5 minutes to allow the sauce to soak into the tofu. Then, you turn off the heat and prepare to enjoy.
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Final Product
So the dish of braised tofu with straw mushrooms and tomatoes is complete. The tofu is crispy on the outside and slightly creamy on the inside, combined with the thick, sweet and sour tomato sauce and sweet, crunchy straw mushrooms, making it very delicious.
Everything is evenly infused with incredibly appealing flavors. What are you waiting for? Get into the kitchen and make this extremely simple and easy dish to enjoy with your family!
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The dish braised tofu with straw mushrooms, tomatoes is truly a rustic and delicious dish, very worthy of being added to the list of meals to satisfy our sudden “meat fatigue” days! Let’s get into the kitchen and try the tips that TasteVN sends you right away! Wishing you success!
