Steamed Tofu with Small Ikan Bilis

Here's a simple and yet tasty tofu. I think I've put in a little too much ikan bilis ;p OK, next time I shouldn't be so greedy.

Ingredients:

Tofu

Small ikan bilis (I don't know what you actually call this..)

Oil

Light Soy Sauce

Method:

1. Steam tofu. You can do this using a rice cooker while cooking rice.

2. Heat a little oil in wok and fry small ikan bilis till it turns light golden. Dish up.

3. Drizzle some light soy sauce onto the cooked tofu.

4. Sprinkle ikan bilis on top. Serve hot.

The rest of the dishes we had for dinner :)

Tofu in Tomato & Black Pepper Sauce

I am short of one dish for dinner and didn’t know what else I can cook. Then, I just ‘list down’ the ingredients that I have in my mind and started to imagine what can I do with them. So, here’s the experimental dish which taste quite good :)

Ingredients:
Potato (sliced)
Egg tofu (cut into thick slices)
Tomatoes (cut into small pieces)
Garlic (chopped)
Tomato sauce
Black pepper sauce
Salt
Water
Oil


Method:
1. Heat oil in a wok and saute garlic for 1-2min.
2. Add in potatoes and stir fry for 4-5min.
3. Add in tomatoes and continue to stir fry for 1-2min.
4. In a bowl, mix tomato and black pepper sauce with water.
5. Pour this over and let it simmer. Season with a little salt.
6. Add in the egg tofu and cook for 1-2min. Serve hot.

Steamed Tofu

One of the dishes for dinner this week. Quick and easy!


Ingredients:
Tofu
Soya sauce
Shallots (cut into thin slices)
Oil


Method:
1. Put a tbsp of soya sauce onto the tofu.
2. Steam tofu for 5-6min. You can also use the steamer while cooking rice. This way, the tofu will be cooked when the rice is done.
3. Heat wok with some oil and fry shallots till golden brown.
4. Dish up and sprinkle on top of the steamed tofu.

Japanese Tofu in Mixed Vegetables & Egg Gravy

I was cracking my mind what to cook for a dinner with my house mates, so I start to recall all the dishes I’ve seen in those stalls selling economy rice (which most of the time is not economical at all ;p) and this one came to me….

Ingredients:
Japanese tofu (a.k.a. egg tofu)
Mixed vegetables
Egg
Oyster sauce
Salt
Garlic
Pepper
Chinese wine (optional)
Water
Oil

Method:

1. Heat oil in a wok and fry the tofu until golden brown. Dish up in a plate.
(Make sure tofu is dry before frying)
2. Pour out the excess oil left from frying and leave a small amount in the wok.
3. Stir fry some garlic with the oil.
4. Add in the mix vegetables and put in some oyster sauce, salt and Chinese wine (optional).
5. Pour in some water and return the tofu in the wok.
6. Beat the egg with some pepper in a bowl and pour into the wok when mixture is boiling.
7. Stir to mix the gravy evenly and it’s done.