Claypot Braised Tofu #SundaySupper


Happy Sunday everyone!  Glad I am able to join the #SundaySupper again!  This week theme is One Pot Recipe and this event is host by Amy Kim from Kimci Mom.  

Even though I am not living in a country with four seasons but I know the weather is going cooler towards the end of the year at most of the countries especially to most of our #SundaySupper members.  The kitchen chief at home of course will start cracking their head what kind of comfort food to ward their family members.  So, you must not miss this week #SundaySupper event that will give you a long list of easy-to-make-recipe - One Pot.  What's more convenient cooking ways that just need to put everything in a pot?

I have chosen a claypot as my main cooking stool for this theme.  For us Chinese, we believe a claypot dish will able to maintain the food warm temperature and best during the cold weather.  Here is my new toy in my kitchen - the claypot!


Braised Tofu is always my favorite but I have not tried it in a claypot and I am confident that it will turn-out good. And, it really does not disappointed us!  From the first bite on the tofu, it was marvelous - you still feel the hotness and juice in it. I am quite certain the tenderness of the tofu because I had deep fried them before hand.  It's really make lots of different.  Beside tofu, I have added some chicken breast meat to enrich the taste of the gravy.  Other ingredients are button mushrooms and vegetables.  

Well, let see whether this One Pot dish will get your attention!


INGREDIENTS

4 pcs tofu, cut into cubes
1/2 carrot, sliced
1/2 cauliflower, cut into small sizes
8-10 snow peas
1 can of button mushroom, halve
5 slices of ginger
3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tbsp cooking oil
Oil for deep fry tofu

300 gm chicken breast meat, cut into cubes  
Marinade chicken meat with: 
1 tbsp of soy sauce 
1 tbsp of oyster sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
A pinch of corn flour

Seasoning:
2 cups of water
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 1/2 oyster sauce
(Mix all the above)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground pepper

Optional: Corn starch
1 tbsp corn flour
2-3 tbsp water


DIRECTIONS
1. Heat-up a wok of water to blanch all vegetables  (cauliflower, carrot & snow peas).  This step is remove  the raw taste, so that it will blend in well with tofu.

2. Heat-up oil and deep fry the tofu until golden brown and crispy.


3. Heat-up claypot with 1 tbsp cooking oil, saute sliced ginger and chopped garlic until fragrant.

4. Add in marinated chicken breast cubes and stir fry.

5. Pour in the combination of seasoning of soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce and water.  Cover-up and let it simmer in a medium heat for about 10 minutes.

6. Add in other ingredients - button mushrooms

7. Add in fried tofu

8. Add in vegetables

9. Add in salt and ground pepper.

10. Let it simmer for another 10-15 minutes.

11. Let it simmer for another 10-15 minutes.  If you like the gravy to be thicker, you may add in the corn starch water

12. This hot claypot braised tofu is ready to serve.  Enjoy!






Don't forget to check-out what recipe of others #SundaySupper members has to share with you for this Fall and the coming Winter.

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