stir fry lettuce with fermented bean curd

sep 21, 2022 (wed).............since i bought a jar of fermented bean curd............therefore start to cook this very simple quick dish

benchmark video (you tuber職人吹水) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-_4IMkWQJ4

introduction

- fermented bean curd is a very traditional ingredient to some hong kong dishes...............you can use the meshed fermented bean curd sauce to cook with lettuce or stew lamb

- it is available in original flavor and spicy flavor

- it is also called chinese vegan cheese

main ingredients

- lettuce (i bought sweet gem lettuce this time)

- fermented bean curd (i used original flavor)

- oyster sauce

- garlic

- chili

- ginger (optional)

steps

1. clean the lettuce by soaking for ~30 mins if possible

2. hand tear the lettuce into smaller pieces................drain till dry

3. use 3-4 cubes of fermented bean curd (depend on how many of lettuce cooked)

4.  mesh the fermented bean curd (eg by chopsticks)

5. use 1 glove of garlic and slice little red chili as color decoration............if you dont like spicy, remove all seeds

6. stir fry garlic until fragrant

7. add in red chili slices

8. add in meshed fermented bean curd...............stay high heat and stir fry until fragrant

9. add in drained lettuce.............keep high heat

10. keep stirring...........when started to get soft.............add oyster sauce

11. stir fry lettuce until oyster sauce evenly blend into................add lid and cook for ~30 sec

12. done and plating (in order keep to good presentation...........i do not pour in all remaining sauce from the pan)

taste
-just right combination seasoning by fermented bean curd (another dimension of savory) + oyster sauce.............tasty and pair perfectly with rice

areas of improvement
-not tiny touch of spiciness from red chili, next time add in the seeds