Showing posts with label Tofu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tofu. Show all posts

Monday, August 17, 2009

Tofu with Green Onion

Today's dish is very easy to make, healthy and looks pretty. Because of the simple ingredients in this dish, a good silken/soft tofu is a key to this dish. Oh, did I mention this dish looks pretty?


Serves 2

Prep time: 3 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes

Ingredients:
1 silk/soft tofu, cut into 1 inch cubes
3 teaspoon salt

4 green onions, thinly sliced
2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon vegetable oil


Tips:
  1. The amount of salt and oil can be varied based on your taste/preference.
  2. Pour the hot vegetable oil over the scallion will actually cook them a little bit, which brings out more of their fragrance.

Instruction:
  1. In a small stock pot, boil 4 cups of water, add a teaspoon salt after water boils. Add in tofu and turn off heat, let it sit for couple minutes.
  2. Drain the tofu, put it into a serving tray, sprinkle salt over it, then sprinkle green onion slices over it. Lastly, sprinkle the sesame oil.
  3. Heat vegetable oil in a pan, when smoking, pour it over the scallion and tofu. Then serve.