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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you are tired of greasy fried dishes, then stir-fried dishes will be a great choice. Especially when you need a light and serene meal, vegetarian stir-fries will be a very suitable option. Let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen and try making delicious and nutritious stir-fried cassava right away!
Ingredients for Vegetarian Stir-Fried Cassava Serves 2
Cassava 4 roots Tofu 3 pieces Carrot 1 root Garlic 5 cloves Green onion 1 stalk Cooking oil 5 tablespoons Salt/MSG a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose delicious, sweet cassava roots
- You should select roots that are small to medium in size, with smooth skin, bright brown color, and no rotten spots on the body of the root.
- Fresh and delicious cassava roots should also have a weight corresponding to their size; if the root is large but light in weight, it is usually because it has been in the ground for too long, and the amount of water in the root has decreased significantly.
How to choose good tofu, without gypsum
- A good piece of tofu usually has an off-white color; if it has a yellowish or golden hue, it contains gypsum. The yellower the tofu, the more gypsum it contains.
- You should buy a piece of tofu that feels light and soft in your hand. If it feels heavy, firm, and somewhat hard, or is too square, you should pass on it.
- Pure tofu has its own distinctive aroma, while tofu containing gypsum either has no smell or faintly smells of lime. When cooked, real tofu has the rich taste of soybeans, like that of cream, while tofu with gypsum will taste slightly astringent.
- Additionally, to ensure safety and quality, you can also try making tofu at home using TasteVN’s recipe.
How to choose fresh carrots
- You should choose those roots that are slender, with the leaf stem still attached, and feel firm, not too soft. Do not choose roots that are bruised, have cracks that are not intact, or are missing a corner.
- Choose those roots that have an intact outer skin, smooth, not rough or with black spots.
- Choose roots that have an even orange color; do not choose those that are too dark, as this may be due to pesticide spraying.
See details: How to choose fresh carrots
How to make Stir-fried Cassava
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Prepare vegetables
Cassava and carrots should be peeled, washed thoroughly, then drained and cut into strips.
Wash and cut the green onion into strips.
Peel, wash, and finely chop 5 cloves of garlic.
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Prepare tofu
Tofu should be rinsed briefly in water and then drained well, before cutting into square pieces about 1/2 finger thick.
Heat a pan on the stove and add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, heating it up. When the oil is hot, add the tofu and fry it for 5 – 7 minutes over medium heat until the tofu is evenly golden, then remove it to drain the oil.
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Stir-fried cassava
Place a pan on the stove and set the heat to medium, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and sauté the garlic until fragrant. Once the garlic is aromatic, add the cassava and carrots.
After 5 minutes of stir-frying, season with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate. After 2 minutes, add the fried tofu to the pan and continue to stir-fry on low heat for another 2 minutes.
Finally, add the green onions, stir well, adjust the seasoning to taste, and then turn off the heat.
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Final product
Cassava and carrots are crispy and absorb the seasoning, combined with the aroma from the green onions, making it very appealing, right?
To make the dish even more flavorful, you can prepare a small bowl of soy sauce for dipping, to eat with rice!
This will definitely be a delicious, light dish that helps change the flavors for vegetarian meals or when you are tired of greasy foods. Wishing you success in the kitchen!
See more:
With just a little time and a few simple steps, you can have a delicious and attractive dish of stir-fried yam (jicama) vegetarian. I hope with the recipe that TasteVN just shared, you will enrich your menu for your vegetarian meals. Wish you success!
*Source of the recipe and images from TOPFOODS.
