Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, tofu and lemongrass egg-fried rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Something about it just makes us want to just keep eating. Maybe it's the MSG? or when properly the wok hay? who knows. Lemongrass Tofu Banh Mi with Lemongrass Tofu. You can make basic fried rice without an egg substitute.
Tofu and lemongrass egg-fried rice is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Tofu and lemongrass egg-fried rice is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tofu and lemongrass egg-fried rice using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Tofu and lemongrass egg-fried rice:
- Prepare 150 g rice
- Get 1 red pepper
- Get 1 onion
- Prepare 1 small tin of bamboo shoots
- Get 1 stalk lemon grass
- Get 1 head broccoli
- Prepare 4 cloves garlic
- Make ready 2 inches fresh ginger
- Take 6 tbs soy sauce
- Take 200 g natural tofu
- Get 2 eggs
- Take to taste salt, pepper, chilli flakes and soy sauce
- Prepare Olive oil and butter for frying
This easy egg fried rice is a no-fuss weeknight meal that is better than takeout! The fried rice is great with my Chinese Green Beans, Chinese Garlic Cucumber Salad, or Honey Chili Garlic Shrimp. To make the egg-fried rice, beat together the eggs and sesame oil in a bowl and add to the wok. Allow to set a little and move around the pan to scramble.
Steps to make Tofu and lemongrass egg-fried rice:
- At least one hour before you want to start cooking, prepare and marinade the tofu. To do this, press the tofu between kitchen roll repeatedly until the kitchen roll no longer becomes damp from the tofu. Cut the tofu into chunks and put in a bowl. Add the soy sauce, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 inch of ginger (both chopped finely) and chilli flakes depending on your preference. You can also leave to tofu to marinade for a few hours or overnight for a stronger flavour.
- Start your rice cooking. In the meantime crack the two eggs in a bowl, whisk for 30 seconds and add a pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside. Chop the veg.
- Fry the tofu and marinade in a pan for a few minutes on each side until it crisps up. Set aside on a plate. In a large frying pan fry the onions, broccoli, pepper, the rest of the ginger and the lemongrass in a generous drizzle of olive oil. After 5 minutes add the pepper and bamboo shoots. Cook for another 10 minutes or longer if you want your vegetables to be soft.
- When the rice is done, rinse with cold water and set aside. Make a space in the middle of the frying pan and melt a knob of butter. Fry the rest of the garlic for 2 minutes on a low heat then add the rice. Mix the vegetables and rice together and add the tofu.
- Push the rice mixture to the side of the pan and add the egg mixture. Stir the egg occasionally, and once it has scrambled mix it in well with the veg and rice.
- Season to taste with soy sauce, pepper and chilli flakes. Enjoy!
- Ready to serve and ENJOY!
To make the egg-fried rice, beat together the eggs and sesame oil in a bowl and add to the wok. Allow to set a little and move around the pan to scramble. Cut up the fried tofu into smaller chunks (or leave as is if preferred). Marinate the tofu with the lemongrass Serve the Lemongrass Chili Tofu as is over rice! Like most fried rice dishes, leftovers are even better the next day.
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