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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Southeast Asian >> Vietnamese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Note: The sesame oil used in this is the light cooking oil. | 2. Cut tofu into 1 inch cubs and press and drain. | 3. Pour an inch of vegetable oil in wok or skillet and heat over moderately high heat. | 4. Fry the tofu without crowding. You want them brown on all sides [8 minutes or so]. They should be a crisp golden brown. If you did not press and drain this won't happen. Remove with slotted spoon and place on paper towels to drain. | 5. Combine the soybean sauce, sugar, broth and pepper in bowl and stir to blend. Set aside. | 6. Heat sesame oil in saucepan. When hot add the garlic and fry until frgrant. Stir in sauce and fry until boils. Now add the tofu, voer and simmer over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. | 7. Serve over rice, bread or noodles. | 8. For Vegetarians/Vegans use vegetable broth. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
tofu	1		firm	40.8233	0.7881	4.896	2.4721
vegetable oil				-	-	-	-
soybean sauce	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
sugar	1	tablespoon		55.062	13.7724	0.0	0.0
chicken broth	1	cup		78.12	1.89	11.1384	2.6208
pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
oriental sesame oil	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	4		minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.