Beef And Tofu Stir Fry Recipe | Tender, Juicy And Flavorful Beef Stir Fry With Onion And Tofu

tofu

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: seitan

Tempeh is higher in protein and fiber, while seitan is often less expensive.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken breast is leaner, and pork is typically less expensive than beef.

Mince 4 cloves of garlic and prepare 4 slices of ginger.

Cut 4 green onions into 2-inch sections, keeping the stem and leafy parts separate.

Cut half of a purple onion into large strips, separating the onion layers.

Cut firm tofu into pieces about 1.5 cm thick.

Slice 1 cup of beef from a chai tip roast against the grain.

Marinate the beef with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, water, a little sugar, white pepper powder, baking soda, and cornstarch. Mix thoroughly and add a touch of sesame oil.

Prepare a cornstarch and water mixture by mixing cornstarch with cold water until dissolved.

Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add the tofu and pan fry until the bottom is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Turn the tofu to fry the other side until golden brown, seasoning lightly with salt.

Remove the tofu from the pan after both sides are golden brown and add a touch of soy sauce to flavor it briefly before removing.

Stir fry the onion in the pan for about 20 seconds to remove the raw taste, seasoning with salt, then remove it from the pan.

Add more oil to the pan if needed and stir fry the ginger slices briefly to release flavor.

Add the beef to the pan, spreading it out and letting it pan fry until the bottom is slightly golden brown.

Add the stem part of the green onion and minced garlic to the beef, stir frying until the beef is about 70% done, seasoning with more soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce.

Add the cornstarch and water mixture, stirring to combine. The liquid will quickly boil and thicken into a sauce.

Once the sauce thickens, add the tofu back to the pan and mix evenly with the beef.

Add the onion back to the pan along with the leafy part of the green onion and a touch of black pepper.

Toss everything together quickly to combine and serve.

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