Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu

西芹炒豆乾

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — finished dish

Total time: 20 min
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Celery and dried tofu are cut into strips and quickly stir-fried into a light plant-protein dish.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

400 g celery
300 g dried tofu
1 piece red bell pepper
10 g ginger

Seasoning

1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp water
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp cooking oil

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — ingredients

02

Tools

cutting board
knife
large bowl
measuring spoons
wok
wok spatula
food thermometer

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — tools

03

Steps

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Wash celery

Step 1

Wash celery

Wash celery. Rinse and drain.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Remove strings

Step 2

Remove strings

Remove strings. Pull off tough strings.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Slice celery

Step 3

Slice celery

Slice celery. Cut thin diagonals.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Cut tofu

Step 4

Cut tofu

Cut tofu. Slice even thin strips.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Cut aromatics

Step 5

Cut aromatics

Cut aromatics. Shred pepper and slice ginger.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Mix sauce

Step 6

Mix sauce

Mix sauce. Combine soy, oyster sauce and water.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Heat the wok

Step 7

Heat the wok

Heat the wok. Heat on high and add oil.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Fry ginger

Step 8

Fry ginger

Fry ginger. Cook 20 seconds.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Stir-fry celery

Step 9

Stir-fry celery

Stir-fry celery. Cook on high for 2 minutes.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Add tofu and pepper

Step 10

Add tofu and pepper

Add tofu and pepper. Cook 2 minutes until hot.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Add sauce

Step 11

Add sauce

Add sauce. Toss until just absorbed.

Stir-Fried Celery with Dried Tofu — Finish and serve

Step 12

Finish and serve

Finish and serve. Turn off heat, add sesame oil and serve.

Common mistakes

Stringy celery is hard to chew and overcooking makes it watery.

Tips

Destring and slice thinly, then stir-fry quickly on high heat.