Basic Stir Fried Bean Curd Recipe - Cakes bean curd

Method

• 1.
• Cut each bean curd cake in 6 to 8 pcs or possibly in 1-inch cubes.
• Cut scallion stalk in 1-inch sections.
• 2.
• Heat oil.
• Add in salt; then scallion, and stir-fry a few times till translucent/soft.
• Add in bean curd; stir-fry gently till heated through (2 to 3 min).
• 3.
• Sprinkle with soy sauce and remaining salt and stir in gently.
• NOTE: Since bean curd is fragile, vigorous stir-frying will demolish it.
• Therefore shake or possibly tilt the pan from time to time to baste the bean curd with warm oil; or possibly else separately turn the pcs so they can heat through proportionately.
• VARIATIONS:1.
• For the soy sauce, substitute oyster sauce.
• 2.
• Use 4 or possibly 5 whole scallions, cut in 1-inch lengths.
• 3.
• Before serving, sprinkle bean curd with a few drops of sesame oil; or possibly garnish with chopped raw scallion.
• 4.
• With Chinese sausage: Steam 4 Chinese sausages 15 min; then slice thin.
• Add in to heated oil in step 2 and brown lightly; then stir-fry scallion and bean curd.
• 5.
• With mushrooms (fresh): In step 2, add in after the scallion, 1/4 lb.
• fresh mushrooms, sliced, and stir-fry till slightly softened.
• Then add in the bean curd and continue as in steps 2 and 3.
• 6.
• With mushrooms (dry): After step 2, add in 10 dry black mushrooms
• (soaked), sliced, the soy sauce and 1/2 tsp.
• sugar.
• Then gently stir in 1/2 c. of the mushroom-soaking liquid or possibly stock.
• Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, 5 min over medium heat.
• 7.
• With roast pork: In step 2, add in after the scallion, 1/4 c. roast pork, sliced or possibly diced, and stir-fry a few times.
• Then add in the bean curd and continue as in steps 2 and 3.
• 8.
• With shrimp: In step 2, add in after the scallion 1/4 c. raw shrimp, shelled, deveined and cut in 1-inch pcs; stir-fry till pinkish.
• Then add in bean curd and continue as in steps 2 and 3.