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Tofu with Bean Sprouts


Hands up those who like tofu. No? Well, I hope I can sway you with this recipe. My husband had an aversion to tofu until he met me. Now, he even requests for this dish.

The flavour of tofu, or rather the lack of it makes tofu a great candidate as accompaniment to stronger tasting ingredients.  

This is another easy to make recipe with minimal ingredients.


Tofu with Bean Sprouts


Ingredients:
400 gm Firm tofu*
250 gm Mung bean sprouts
2 Cloves garlic
2 tsp Light soya sauce
1 tsp Salt

½ tsp Sugar
Cooking Oil

Steps:
1. Slice tofu into squares of about ½ inch thick.
2. Heat 1 ½ tbsp cooking oil in a non-stick frying pan.
3. When oil has heated up, place the pieces of tofu flat in the frying pan. (You probably do not have enough space in the pan. Cook them in 2-3 batches)
4. Leave tofu pieces in the pan for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Then turn them over and repeat on the other side.
5. Set cooked tofu aside.
6. Thinly slice garlic.
7. Heat 2 tsp cooking oil in a clean frying pan. Add garlic and fry till fragrant, about 1 minute.
8. Add bean sprouts and stir for 1 minute. Add tofu, soya sauce, salt and sugar. Stir fry for another 1 minute. (You do not want to overcook the bean sprouts).
9. Serve immediately with rice.

Serves 3

* There are different types of tofu. For this recipe, you need firm tofu.
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  1. AnonymousNovember 13, 2013 at 3:13 AM

    Nice, I think that recipe was really delicious. I hope that I can cook it and add some recipe for stir fry sauce. Because I will try to cook that with your recipe.

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  2. NANovember 28, 2013 at 12:42 PM

    Thanks Kevin. Hope you enjoy it.:)

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