Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 |
pound |
firm tofu (or 1 nearest size container) |
cooking oil (vegetable or blended soy bean/sesame oil) |
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Simmer Sauce |
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1/4 |
cup |
soy sauce |
1 1/2 |
teaspoon |
sesame oil |
1 |
tablespoon |
sugar (or 1/2 teaspoon sugar substitute) |
6 |
cloves |
peeled garlic |
2 1/2 |
tablespoon |
fine or medium ground red chile pepper |
Garnish |
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2 |
green onions, thinly sliced |
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1 |
teaspoon |
toasted sesame seeds |
1 |
each |
fresh red chili or jalapeño pepper |
Procedure
Preparation
Drain tofu for about 20 minutes.
Cut into roughly 1/2 inch thick slices and pat each slice dry with paper towel.
Mix Simmer Sauce
Place soy sauce and garlic into a blender and blend into a smooth liquid.
Add all sauce ingredients to a medium mixing bowl and mix well.
Garnish
Trim top and bottom of the green onions, and remove any wilted/brown stems.
Fine chop the onion.
Remove stem from pepper, wash, and cut into fine slivers.
Cooking
Pre heat a large skillet/pan lightly coated with cooking oil.
Add the tofu and fry until lightly browned (about 2 to 3 minutes)
Gently turn and brown the other side.
Remove tofu from skillet/pan.
Pour simmer sauce into pan and bring to a light boil over high heat.
Reduce heat to low and gently add fried tofu.
Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, occaisionaly spooning the sauce over the tofu.
Garnish with green onion, pepper, and toasted sesame seed.