Tahu Tumis Tauco - Tofu in Bean Paste Sauce

5.0 from 3 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Chinese

Ingredients: Tofu

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 red fresno chilies, remove seeds and diced
• 10 gram dried wood ear mushrooms, rehydrated in warm water, roughly chopped (*)
• 1 block firm tofu (about 400 gram), cut into bite size cubes
• 2 tablespoon salted soy beans (Indonesian: tauco)
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch + 1 teaspoon water, mix well
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a wok/frying pan on medium high, sauté onion, garlic, and chilies until fragrant. About 3 minutes.
2. Add wood ear mushrooms and tofu. Mix well.
3. Add salted soy beans, oyster sauce, sweet soy sauce, and ground white pepper. Mix well.
4. Add water, mix well. Bring to a boil. Thicken the sauce with corn starch solution, cook for 1 minute.
5. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving plate and garnish with sliced scallions.

Notes

• (*) You can also use 75 gram fresh wood ear mushrooms.