Quick & Easy Braised Tofu: A 6-Minute Guide to a Flavour-Packed Meal

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: salt + water

Tamari is gluten-free, while salt + water is a budget-friendly substitute.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, while white sugar is often cheaper.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade stock is healthier, while water keeps costs down.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is more affordable.

Prep the aromatics by cleaning and peeling ginger.

Sauté ginger and garlic in a heated clay pot with neutral oil until fragrant.

Fill the clay pot with stock up to about 3/4 full and bring to a boil, then let it simmer.

Prepare dredging station with 1 cup of flour and 2 eggs.

Cut tofu into about 1.5 cm thick slices.

Reverse dredge tofu by coating in flour, then egg, and fry in a nonstick pan until golden brown.

Add fried tofu to the braising liquid in the clay pot.

Add green onions and a tablespoon of sesame oil to the pot, cover, and reduce heat to low.

Steam greens in salted water and add oyster sauce after draining.

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