Soy sauce braised tofu is an extremely easy dish to make, requiring little effort and time but is very appealing and goes well with rice. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to prepare this braised dish to make your vegetarian meal more diverse!
1. Soy sauce braised tofu
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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
5 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Soy Sauce Braised Tofu For 2 people
Fried tofu 3 pieces Soy sauce 1/2 cup (rice bowl) Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common spices A little (seasoning/MSG/sugar/ground pepper)
How to choose good fried tofu without gypsum
- When buying pre-fried tofu, you should choose pieces that are bright yellow, and when pressed, they feel soft and smooth.
- Choose fried tofu when you can smell a light aroma of soybeans, with no strange odors.
- Do not buy pre-fried tofu that is dark yellow as they may have been fried in dirty oil or old oil.
- Do not purchase tofu that feels hard when pressed lightly, or has no smell or has a sour odor.
How to Prepare Braised Tofu with Soy Sauce
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Make Braised Tofu with Soy Sauce
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to a pot and heat it on the stove. When the oil is hot, add 1/2 cup of soy sauce and cook for 3 minutes over medium heat.
Next, add the tofu and stir well, season with: 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 4 tablespoons of sugar.
Stir well and braise for about 5 minutes until the tofu absorbs the seasoning and the soy sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.
Tip: If you don’t like it sweet, you can reduce the amount of sugar added.
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Final Product
Serve the soy sauce braised tofu on a plate and sprinkle a little ground pepper on top to finish. The tofu has a beautiful golden color and is well-seasoned. Each piece of tofu is fatty, soft, and fragrant with the taste of soy sauce, making it delicious when eaten with slightly salty and sweet rice.
2. Soy Sauce Braised Tofu (Recipe shared by Tiktok Vegetarian Kitchen XANH)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
How to Make Soy Sauce Braised Tofu (Recipe shared by Tiktok Vegetarian Kitchen XANH)
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Prepare Ingredients
After purchasing the tofu, rinse it once with clean water, then let it drain. Next, use a knife to cut the tofu into thin slices.
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Coat the tofu with flour
You mix 150 grams of crispy frying flour with 100 ml of water, stirring well.
Next, place the chopped tofu into the flour and roll it so that the flour coats the tofu evenly.
After that, you dip the coated tofu into the prepared frying flour.
You do the same for the remaining pieces of tofu that you have cut.
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Fry the tofu
You put a pan on the stove, add about 350 ml of cooking oil to the pan. Wait until the oil is hot, then add the tofu coated with flour to fry on low heat.
Fry until the tofu is golden brown and crispy on all sides, then remove it and let it drain.
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Make soy sauce dressing
You add 1/2 teaspoon of pink salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder, 1 teaspoon of roasted sesame seeds, 1/2 tablespoon of minced shallots, and 2 tablespoons of heated oil into a bowl.
You stir well to extract the oil and then add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of black vinegar.
After that, you continue to stir well until all the seasonings are dissolved.
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Braised tofu with soy sauce
You place another pan on the stove, put the fried tofu in the pan. Then, you add the sauce you just mixed into the pan.
You simmer until the sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Soybean stew with soy sauce has an eye-catching honey-colored outer layer that is attractive. The outside of the tofu is crispy, while the inside is soft and smooth, blending with the savory and sweet soy sauce, extremely stimulating to the taste buds.
Enjoy the dish with hot rice, it will surely make you eat a lot! Let’s get into the kitchen and try it right away for the family!
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Thus, TasteVN has finished guiding you on how to make braised tofu in soy sauce that is irresistibly delicious and easy to make. TasteVN wishes you success!
*Refer to the images and recipe shared from Facebook: Hòa Oggy and the TikTok channel Bếp chay XANH.
