Recipe: Perfect Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce

Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce. Add water, fish sauce or soy sauce, sugar and black pepper. Add the pan-fried tofu into the tomato sauce. Tofu in Creamy Black Pepper Tomato Sauce is a weeknight dinner your whole family will love!

Oil-free, soy-free and nut-free options included. Jump to Recipe Mix in fish sauce and sugar, and heat for another minute. Add fried tofu and cover pan with lid. You can have Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce

1. You need 200 g of tomatoes.
2. Prepare 1 teaspoon of tapioca starch.
3. It's 4 of blocks tofu.
4. You need 1 teaspoon of chili sauce.
5. You need of Spices: 2 shallots, scallions, cooking oil.

Tomato sauce should lightly coat tofu and not be too thin. This recipe for fried & stuffed tofu in tomato sauce is a meatified version of the popular Vietnamese dish of tofu in tomato sauce (or Đậu hũ dồn thịt sốt cà chua). That version is great, and probably the one I've had more of, however, the version you're going to make in this post is more substantial-enough that you don't need another side dish or entree to go with it. Tofu is great to have on hand when you need protein in a pinch.

Fried Tofu in Tomato Sauce instructions

1. Tofu, rinsed and drained off the liquid, fried in a wok with cooking oil until golden then remove from oil and transfer to a plate..
2. Tomatoes: de-stemmed and cut into wedges.
3. Use the remaining cooking oil (about 2 teaspoons) in the wok to fry the shallots until fragrant then add tomatoes and toss evenly. Season with 2 teaspoons of soup base, 1 teaspoon of MSG or chicken stock, 1 small teaspoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of chili sauce, 1 cup of clean water (about 100 ml), let simmer in 2 minutes until tomatoes are tender..
4. Toss in fried tofu and stir well to coat the tofu with sauce (over low heat). Mix 1 teaspoon of tapioca starch with some clean water in a cup and stir well until fully dissolved. Pour this mixture into the wok and stir well to create sliminess, let simmer in 2 minutes, sprinkle some scallions and toss well. Ready to serve immediately..
5. Transfer to a serving plate. Bon appetit!.

Honestly, I looked to tofu in early adulthood because I was lazy to prep meat. So for once, laziness paid off towards eating healthy. Tofu is a blank canvas so eating it plain is never recommended. It is best fried and paired with a bold sauce, such as spicy tomato or teriyaki. This stir-fried tofu and peppers in tomato & garlic sauce comes together in minutes and tastes miles better than takeout!