Suggestions for cool and delicious dishes from tofu

Tofu is not only delicious but also cools the body, very suitable for hot summer days. Below are some delicious and cool dishes made from tofu that you can try making at home.

Tofu and seaweed soup

Ingredients for cooking seaweed tofu soup include 4 pieces of young beans (depending on the number of people), 20 grams of dried seaweed, 50 grams of shiitake mushrooms, green onions, and cilantro. Seasonings such as salt, seasoning powder, fish sauce, and pepper.

Seaweed tofu soup. (Photo: Ivivu)

Directions: Soak dried seaweed in water until it expands, wash, and drain. Soak shiitake mushrooms in water until they expand, remove stems, wash, and cut in half. Cut young beans into bite-sized pieces. Wash and chop green onions and cilantro.

Soup: Boil water, add shiitake mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes. Then add beans and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Add seaweed to the pot, season with salt, seasoning powder and fish sauce. Cook for another 1-2 minutes, turn off the heat and add green onions and cilantro.

Ladle soup into bowls, sprinkle some pepper on top (to taste). Seaweed tofu soup is refreshing, nutritious and very good for your health.

Braised Beans and Shiitake Mushrooms

Ingredients include 4 pieces of tofu, 100g shiitake mushrooms, 1 carrot, green onions, cilantro. Seasonings such as oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, salt, pepper

Directions: Soak shiitake mushrooms in water until they expand, wash them and remove the stems. Peel and thinly slice carrots. Wash and finely chop green onions and cilantro.

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Place a pan of oil on the stove, when the oil is hot, add the beans and fry until golden brown. Then remove and drain the oil. Saute the shallots, add the mushrooms and carrots and stir-fry with oyster sauce, season to taste.

Add beans to stir-fry with the mushroom and carrot mixture. Simmer until the tofu is well seasoned.

Serve on a plate, sprinkle with green onions and cilantro on top. This dish combines fried tofu with shiitake mushrooms and carrots, creating a delicious, attractive flavor.

Tofu with minced meat sauce

Ingredients include about 4 pieces of soft tofu (depending on the number of people), 150g minced meat, 2 tomatoes, shallots, garlic. Seasonings such as fish sauce, sugar, salt, pepper.

Directions: Cut tofu into bite-sized pieces and steam until cooked. Chop tomatoes. Finely chop shallots and garlic. Saute shallots and garlic until fragrant, then add minced meat and stir-fry until cooked.

Next, add the tomatoes and stir-fry, then season to taste. Add the soft tofu to the minced meat and tomato mixture. Simmer until the tofu is coated with the spices.

You arrange on a plate, can decorate with green onions. The combination of soft tofu and rich minced meat creates an attractive, easy-to-eat dish.

Braised Tofu with Soy Sauce

Ingredients include 4 pieces of tofu, 50 grams of bean paste, shallots, green onions, cilantro. Seasonings such as sugar, fish sauce, cooking oil.

Directions: Wash and chop green onions and cilantro. Peel, wash and chop shallots. Rinse beans in cold water and cut into bite-sized pieces.

Fry the tofu until golden brown on all sides, then remove and drain. Saute the shallots, then add the tofu and soy sauce to the pan. Add half a bowl of water, half a teaspoon of salt, sugar, and pepper and stir well until the spices are dissolved. Cover the pan and simmer the tofu for 4-5 minutes so that the tofu absorbs the spices.

Sprinkle green onions and cilantro on top. Braised tofu with soy sauce is a rich and attractive dish with the rich flavor of soy sauce. This dish is very easy to make and suitable for family meals.

Flossed beans

Ingredients include 4-5 young tofu blocks, chicken eggs, pork floss and some common spices.

How to make: Rinse the young beans in water, then cut into bite-sized pieces and place on a tray or plate.

Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat well. Finely chop the green onions and put them in a bowl, mix with a little sugar and salt (very little) - this will help the onions stay greener when added to the dish.

Tofu floss

Heat the pan then pour in enough cooking oil to cover the tofu pieces so the tofu dish will be crispy and delicious.

When the oil is boiling, reduce the heat, gently pick up each piece of tofu, dip it in the egg and drop it into the pan, about 10 seconds, remove it to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with the remaining tofu.

After frying the beans, pour out all the oil, keep 1/2 tablespoon of oil in the pan, then add the bowl of green onions and stir well for about 10 seconds, then turn off the heat.

Arrange the tofu on a plate, drizzle with scallion oil and then top with shredded pork floss. Or make a bowl of shrimp paste or soy sauce for dipping, and serve with perilla or basil.

Finished product: Crispy tofu with soft inside.

Stuffed tofu with tomato sauce

Ingredients: Tofu: 5 pieces, meat: 200 gr, tomatoes: 500 gr, wood ear mushrooms, green onions.

How to make: Wash and mince the meat. Choose pre-fried tofu, wash it again, cut it in half but do not cut it apart, use a spoon to scoop out some tofu and put it in the bowl of minced meat.

Illustration photo.

Minced meat with a little beans, add a small ear of wood ear mushrooms, soak and chop them, season with more than a teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder or MSG, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, fish sauce to taste, ground pepper, chopped green onions and onions, mix well.

Use a spoon to put the meat into the tofu pieces, do this one at a time until all are used up. Add oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, add the tofu and fry both sides over medium heat until the meat is golden brown. When the tofu is golden brown, take it out and place it on a plate.

Wash the tomatoes, cut them in half, remove the seeds, chop or cut them into small pieces. Add a little oil to the pan, add the onions and sauté until fragrant, add the tomatoes and stir-fry with 1-2 tablespoons of tomato sauce, season with a little sugar, salt and fish sauce to taste. Add a little water, boil for a few minutes, add the beans, when the tomatoes are a bit thick, add the green onions and celery and turn off the heat.

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