Marinated Tofu Stir Fried with Scallions & Ginger

For those who are following my food blog, you'll know that I have a habit of taking a non vegetarian dish and making it vegetarian or vegan.  If I can take pride in my culinary skills, its mostly a success. You can see my posts under Skinny Vegetarian Laksa or Skinny Tofu Rendang to see what I mean.

This recipe that I have posted today is no exception. I saw a recipe for a Stir Fried Beef with Ginger and Scallion and decided to try the recipe with firm tofu cubes instead. It turned out quite well when I experimented today. But I missed a bit of heat in th dish. So, I have added bird's eye chilli to the ingredients, but do remember that its optional if you prefer a less intense dish. Serve this with a bowl of Jasmine rice and condiments on the side and it makes a light satisfying Chinese vegetarian dinner.  

​Ingredients (serves 4)
​300gm firm tofu cut into triangles

For the Marinade
2 tsps corn flour
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsps water
​1/4 tsp pepper 

​Other Ingredients 
​4 tbsps canola oil
1 onion, sliced
​​5-6 pieces sliced ginger
1 bird's eye chilli, sliced (optional)
​2 tbsps vegetarian oyster sauce
​1 tbsp light soy sauce
​3 stalks of spring onion, cut into 2 inch pieces 
1/2 cup water
​2 tbsps Chinese wine

​For Garnish
​1 tsp sesame seeds 
​1 stalk of spring onion cut into 2 inch stalks
A few onion rings
​A few bird's eye chilli slices

Method
​1) Mix all the ingrdients for the marinade in a bowl.

2) Cut the firm tofu into triangles (or cubes if you prefer) and pour in the marinade. Let it sit in the marinade for 20 mins. In the meantime, prepare the vegetables and get all the sauces and garnishes ready.

3) After 20 mins, heat a wok or a skillet and pour in the canola oil. When heated sufficiently, add the marinated tofus. Be careful the oil will splatter because of the water in the marinade.

4) Flip over the tofu pieces till all the sides of all the tofu pieces are browned nicely. Remove and place on a paper towel to drain the oil.

5) With the same oil in the wok or the skillet, add in the sliced onions and start to fry till translucent.

6) The sliced ginger pieces go in next. Fry for 2 mins.

7) Add in the white parts of the spring onion and the following sauces :
​2 tbsp Oyster sauce
​1 tbsp light soy sauce 
2 tbsps Chinese wine
​1/2 cup water
​Mix thoroughly.

8) Now, add in the marinated tofu pieces. Turn it over constanly and let it cook in the sauce for 10 mins on low heat.  Add in the rest of the spring onions just before turning off the fire.

9) Switch off fire and serve with a bowl of rice. Garnish with more spring onion, a few rings of onion, topped with bird's eye chilli and a sprinkle of roasted sesame seeds.