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.

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