Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, tofu & shiitake with oyster sauce. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Tofu & Shiitake with Oyster Sauce is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Tofu & Shiitake with Oyster Sauce is something which I have loved my entire life.

Tofu is a food made of condensed soy milk that is pressed into solid white blocks in a process quite similar to cheesemaking. Tofu, also known as bean curd, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness; it can be silken, soft, firm, or extra firm. Beyond these broad categories, there are many varieties of tofu.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook tofu & shiitake with oyster sauce using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Tofu & Shiitake with Oyster Sauce:

1. Make ready 500 g Tofu *medium soft type such as ‘Momen’
2. Get 100 g Shiitake Mushrooms *cut in half
3. Take 1 tablespoon Sesame Oil
4. Make ready Sauce
5. Take 1 cup Chicken Stock *OR 1 cup Water & 1 teaspoon Asian Chicken Bouillon Powder
6. Prepare 1 clove Garlic *finely chopped
7. Take 2 tablespoons Oyster Sauce
8. Make ready 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce *alter the amount depending on the saltiness of the stock
9. Make ready 2 tablespoons Sake (Rice Wine)
10. Make ready 1 tablespoon Potato Starch
11. Prepare Finely Ground White Pepper

Tofu also contains nigari, which is the liquid left over after extracting salt from sea water, which is what you will find tofu lounging in upon opening. Nigari helps give tofu its iconic shape and texture, and is also rich in minerals. Tofu comes in different degrees of firmness: silken, soft, firm, and extra-firm. Silken is best for blending into smoothies and desserts, as well as in Japanese miso soup.

Instructions to make Tofu & Shiitake with Oyster Sauce:

1. Cut Tofu into the size that is easy to eat. Leave them on a tilted cutting board, so that excess water can drip into the sink.
2. Combine all the Sauce ingredients in a bowl. Alter the amount of Soy Sauce depending on the saltiness of the stock. *Note: If you add Pork or other vegetables, you would need more sauce.
3. Heat Sesame Oil in a frying pan over medium heat, cook Garlic and Shiitake. If you add Pork or other vegetables, cook them with Shiitake.
4. When cooked, add the sauce, bring to the boil and stir until the sauce thickens. Add Tofu and cook for a few minutes until Tofu is hot.
5. Sprinkle with finely chopped Spring Onion, and enjoy with freshly cooked Rice.

Soft is ideal for heartier soups and stews, and firm and extra-firm stand up well to stir-frying, deep-frying, and baking. Tofu lasts for months, is affordable, and is so versatile — especially when it comes to crisping it up. Tofu – or bean curd – is made by pressing curdling soy milk into a solid block. Some tofu is firm while others are more soft and smooth. It can be sliced into different shapes and cooked in lots.

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