1. Remove tofu from its packaging and steam in a steamer for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan and fry the shallot till golden brown.
3. When tofu is ready, remove excessive water (pour away).
4. Cut tofu into 6 or 8 rectangles and splash light soya sauce on it – preferably seeping into the cuts.
5. Top the tofu with fried shallot and its oil.
6. Ready to serve.
Steamed recipe is always the easiest to prepare, no exception to steamed tofu recipe. Tofu, also known as bean curd is a healthy vegan food with low calories. Other than steamed tofu recipe, tofu is also commonly stewed or stir fried with sauce to go with white rice. It makes good ingredients for soup too.
This simple steamed tofu is complimented with fried shallots and light soya sauce – easy yet tasty. But steamed tofu goes well with minced meat cooked with light soya sauce too. Still a hassle? Then just serve steamed tofu with light soya sauce – still tastes okay. See, a simple steamed tofu can be made into three tofu dishes.
How to steam tofu? Place steam rack on a wok or pot filled with water up to a level slightly lower than top of steam rack. Place tofu on a plate, then place together on the steam rack. Boil the water to produce steam. Let the tofu cook for about 10 minutes. To determine steamed tofu is cooked, poke it with a knife or chopstick. It is cooked if tofu doesn’t stick too much to the knife.
The tofu used for this steamed tofu recipe is brick tofu bought from supermarket. The same type of tofu featured in “Initial D” but mine is the “supermarket” type. If you frequent the market, you can get those without packaging. I prefer without packaging firstly because less packaging = saves environment. Secondly, I ruined the appearance of the tofu a little when removing the packaging.
So, what do you think of this steamed tofu recipe? Easy huh? Happy cooking!