Chinese🥚 Egg & tofu

Thai Basil Tofu

Name: Thai Basil Tofu
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 14 oz firm tofu; ~½ cup Thai basil; ½ onion; 4 cloves garlic cloves; 4 Thai chili peppers; ~2-3 tbsp fish sauce; ~1-2 tbsp light soy sauce; ~¼ tsp salt; ~3 tbsp vegetable oil

⏱ 20 min

A simple and delicious Thai basil tofu dish bursting with authentic Thai flavors. Firm tofu is pan-fried with onions, garlic, Thai chili peppers, and aromatic fish sauce, finished with fresh Thai basil leaves. Perfect served over rice.

Adapted from a video by ChineseHealthyCook

Easy Thai Basil Tofu | 九层塔豆腐

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Ingredients

firm tofu14 oz
Thai basil~½ cupest.
onion½
garlic cloves4 cloves
Thai chili peppers4
fish sauce~2-3 tbspest.
light soy sauce~1-2 tbspest.
salt~¼ tspest.
vegetable oil~3 tbspest.

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1
Prepare ingredients: separate the Thai basil leaves and roughly chop half of them, reserving the other half whole. Cut the onion into chunks and mince the garlic. Take 4 Thai chili peppers.
2
Prepare the tofu: drain the firm tofu from its packaging liquid, rinse gently, pat dry with paper towels, and cut into 3 pieces.
3
Heat a pan over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil.
4
Stir-fry the onion chunks with a pinch of salt for about 2 minutes until they become tender and lightly golden.
5
Add the tofu pieces and pan-fry for a few minutes until lightly browned, flipping halfway through for even coloring on both sides.
6
Add the chopped Thai basil, minced garlic, and Thai chili peppers.
7
Pour in the fish sauce and light soy sauce, and stir-fry for about 1 minute to blend all the flavors together.
8
Taste to check the seasoning, then gently stir in the reserved whole Thai basil leaves and transfer to a serving plate.

Thai Basil Tofu

Ingredients

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