Sesame crumbed tofu with stir fried egg noodles

Recipes / Eggs

We bet this sesame crumbed tofu, served with choy sum leaves, sprouts and noodles, wont just be the choice of vegetarians.

Recipe «Sesame crumbed tofu with stir fried egg noodles» presented in category Recipes / Eggs, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 x 420g pkt hokkein noodles, 1/2 cup plain flour, 1/4 cup sesame seeds, 300g block silken firm tofu, patted dry with paper towels, Vegetable oil, for shallow-frying , 1 red capsicum, finely chopped, 1 tbsp finely grated ginger, 1 bunch choy sum , coarsely chopped , 2 cups bean sprouts, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1/4 cup soy sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 1 x 420g pkt hokkein noodles 
  • 1/2 cup plain flour 
  • 1/4 cup sesame seeds 
  • 300g block silken firm tofu, patted dry with paper towels 
  • Vegetable oil, for shallow-frying 
  • 1 red capsicum, finely chopped 
  • 1 tbsp finely grated ginger 
  • 1 bunch choy sum , coarsely chopped 
  • 2 cups bean sprouts 
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil 
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce 

Instructions

  1. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Remove from heat, add noodles and stand for 30 seconds. Drain then refresh under cold water then drain again.
  2. Combine flour and sesame seeds then season with salt and ground white pepper. Spread half the mixture over a plate. Cut tofu into 16 squares, place squares over flour mixture, then sprinkle remaining mixture over the top. Press mixture gently into tofu and turn to coat on all sides.
  3. Heat 2cm vegetable oil in a large frying pan or wok over medium-high heat until hot, then shallow-fry tofu, in batches, for 2 minutes turning once or until golden all over. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
  4. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a wok over high heat. Add capsicum, ginger and choy sum stems and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add choy sum leaves and stir-fry for another minute. Add bean sprouts, noodles, sesame oil and soy, stir-fry for another 2 minutes or until heated through. Serve sesame-crumbed tofu over noodles.