Family dinners under $10: Claypot egg tofu recipe

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth is suitable for vegetarians.

egg tofu

🥗Healthier: silken tofu

💰Cheaper: firm tofu

Silken tofu offers a similar texture with fewer calories.

Remove the egg tofu from its packaging and quarter each tube.

Cut the bell pepper into squares.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan over medium to medium-low heat.

Gently place the tofu into the hot oil and deep fry until golden brown, about 15 minutes, turning the tofu over midway through.

Once the tofu is golden brown, use a frying strainer to remove it from the pan.

In a clean frying pan, mix 2 tablespoons of corn flour with 2 tablespoons of water and stir well.

Add 2 tablespoons of the oil used for frying the tofu to the frying pan.

Add ginger slices and fry for 30 seconds.

Add garlic and fry for another 30 seconds.

Add the carrot and fry for 30 seconds.

Add the snow peas and stir-fry for 15 seconds.

Add the mushroom and bell pepper to the pan.

Add oyster sauce, light soy sauce, fish sauce, and ground white pepper.

Add water and stir briefly until the liquid comes to a simmering boil.

Add the corn flour mixture to the pan and stir while cooking the vegetables.

Heat the clay pot over low heat.

Transfer the vegetable mixture into the clay pot.

Add the egg tofu to the clay pot.

Add shaoxing wine to the clay pot.

Add sesame oil to the clay pot.

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