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Asian Greens Stir-Fry With Crispy Tofu

Here's how you make Asian Greens Stir-Fry With Crispy Tofu
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon shao hsing (Chinese cooking wine)
  • 1 tablespoon garlic sauce, garlic and chilli sauce specified
  • 3 teaspoons caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 200 grams snake beans, trimmed and cut into 10cm-lengths
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 bunch gai lan, trimmed and stems cut into 5cm-lengths and leaves roughly torn
  • Sliced red chilli, to serve
  • CRISPY TOFU
  • 300 grams silken tofu
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup rice flour
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Make Crispy Tofu. Place tofu on a plate lined with 2 layers of paper towel and top with 2 layers of paper towel, then a plate and stand for 5 minutes to absorb any excess liquid and then cut tofu into 2cm-cubes.

  • Step 2: Heat oil in a small saucepan over high heat.

  • Step 3: Place rice flour in a shallow bowl and add 1/3 of the tofu and toss to coat well and then deep fry tofu for 2 minutes or until crispy and a using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towel to drain and repeat with remaining tofu and rice flour in 2 more batches.

  • Step 4: Meanwhile, combine soy sauce, shao hsing, garlic and chilli sauce, sugar and sesame oil in a small bowl and stir until sugar has dissolved.

  • Step 5: Heat a wok over high heat and add beans and stir-fry for 4 to 6 minutes or until lightly charred and transfer to a plate.

  • Step 6: Add vegetable oil to wok and swirl to coat and then add gai lan stems and stir-fry for 1 minute or until bright green and now add leaves and stir-fry for 30 second and then add sauce mixture and beans and stir-fry for 1 minute or until combined and then toss through tofu and sprinkle with chilli and serve immediately.


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