Lighten up your day - stir fry tofu veggie

Healthy, natural, light diet is my golden rule when it comes to dining. Fortunately I am not a meat-craving person but a big fan of TOFU!! You can easily find natural tofu in the supermarket such as in AH here, however, what I really miss from home is all varieties of tofu processed product, especially 豆干（dou-gan, literally dry tofu in Chinese, also called "bean curd", the extra firm tofu because of a large amount of liquid has been pressed out of it). 

 

It is a perfect innovated ingredient for marinated meal with veggies or spices. I can easily eat the whole plate in one afternoon without any interruption.
The bean curd is not friendly-accessible in Tilburg, it only can be found in certain asian markets. What comforts me more is imported from Taiwan! Of course I am not a spoiled kid asking for this priceless deli treat all the time, instead I am having fun to turn tofu into this rainbow stir fry meal by adding more colorful tasty veggies when I miss home.














Ingredients:
1. 1 block of tofu, sliced with 1cm thick
2. 1/2 carrot, striped
3. Half green and yellow pepper, striped
4. 1/2 celery, striped
5. 1 green onion, striped
6. 2-3 garlic cloves, sliced
7. 2-3 dry red chili

Seasonings:
1. black pepper 
2. 1 Tsp soy sauce
3. pinch of salt
4. pinch of paprika powder (optional)

Instructions:

1. Heat oil in a fry pan and fry the tofu until both sides turn into nicely golden brown, take tofu out of the pan and slice into long strips

2. Add more oil and wait until it reaches at high heat, fry dry red chili until slightly swelled. Keep the high heat, put green onion and garlic stir fry until aroma come out.

3. Remove the dry red chili if you are not ready to embrace super hot treat, add the carrots and tofu, season with soy sauce and salt.

4. Add the rest veggies into pan and give it a good stir for half minute. Add black pepper and paprika powder before place on the plate if you want more flavor.