[Eng CC] How to Make Stir-fried Beef with Tofu (豆花牛肉) at Home | Tofu Recipe Beef Recipe Spicy Recipe

tofu

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: seitan

Tempeh is higher in protein and has a firmer texture.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

Slice the ginger, spring onion, garlic, and cut the chillies into pieces and set them aside.

Cut a small slit in the bottom of the tofu box to make it easier to remove the tofu.

Cut the tofu into cubes of about 2 cm.

Cut the beef into slices of about 2 mm, cutting along the beef fibres in a vertical direction.

Marinate the beef: pour 1 tbsp cooking wine, 2 g salt, and an egg white into the beef, mix well with your hands.

Add 10-20 ml of water to the beef, grasping it with your hands so that it absorbs the water.

Add half a tablespoon of corn starch to the beef and mix well to lock in moisture.

Place an appropriate amount of water in a pot and add the tofu; when the water comes to a boil, continue to cook for 1-2 minutes and then remove the tofu.

Turn the gas on to high heat and when the wok is hot, add 40 ml of cooking oil.

Add the onion, ginger, garlic, and chilli to the wok and stir-fry until browned.

Pour in 2 tablespoons of bean paste and stir-fry until fragrant.

Pour in 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp dark soy sauce and stir well; pour in about 100 ml boiling water.

Add the beef to the wok, using chopsticks to spread it out.

Add the tofu to the wok and stir well.

Add 1 tbsp sugar according to your personal taste, continue to cook for 1-2 minutes and serve.

Garnish with some chopped spring onion and coriander.

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