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Tofu with Black Bean Sauce
Fried tofu, eggplant and green beans are sautéed with a delicious black bean sauce for a savory bite.
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●wooden spoon
- ●bowl
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cut the tofu in squares and then cut them in triangles. Trim the ends off of the green beans.
2
Peel the eggplant skin in stripes. This makes the eggplant less chewy and some of the skin prevents the eggplant from being too mushy. Slice the eggplant diagonally in 2 inch pieces.
3
Add 1 cup corn starch on the plate. Gently press the eggplant and tofu on the cornstarch. Make sure you get all sides.
corn starch1 teaspoon
4
Add 2 cups of oil in a large pot. Heat the pot to medium heat. Check if oil is hot enough when you add a chopstick or wooden spoon in the oil and you see bubbles come up. Alternatively, you can wait until oil is at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
5
Fry the tofu for ⏱️ 4-5 minutes or until tofu is golden brown and crispy. Fry the eggplant on both sides for ⏱️ 2 minutes. Fry the green beans for ⏱️ 4-5 minutes until they wrinkle. The eggplant, tofu and green beans soak up lots of oil so make sure to dab everything with paper towels to soak up the oil.
6
To make the sauce, you will need 2 tablespoon fermented black beans. Gently wash them with water 1-2 times. In a bowl, mix together fermented black beans, 1 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 2 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon vegetarian oyster sauce, and 1 teaspoon corn starch. Mix until the corn starch is not clumpy.
fermented black beans2 tablespoonwater1 cupsoy sauce2 tablespoonvegetarian oyster sauce1 tablespooncorn starch1 teaspoon
7
Slice onion and mince garlic. Heat pan to medium heat and add 1/2 tablespoon oil. Saute onion and garlic for ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add fried eggplant, green beans and sauce. Cook for ⏱️ 1 minute and add fried tofu. Mix together until sauce has thickened and coated all the ingredients.
fried tofu, green beans, eggplant
8
This is traditionally cooked or added in a clay pot. You can put it in a clay pot or serve as is with white rice. Hope you enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
1067 kcal
fat Content
66 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
18 g
sugar Content
21 g
sodium Content
1863 mg
protein Content
21 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
carbohydrate Content
103 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
unsaturated Fat Content
56 g
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