Ban Chan - Fried and Simmered Tofu

Spicy Fried and Simmered Tofu

Servings: 6

Ingredients

1	pound	firm tofu (or 1 nearest size container)
		cooking oil (vegetable or blended soy bean/sesame oil)
Simmer Sauce
1/4	cup	soy sauce
1 1/2	teaspoon	sesame oil
1	tablespoon	sugar (or 1/2 teaspoon sugar substitute)
6	cloves	peeled garlic
2 1/2	tablespoon	fine or medium ground red chile pepper
Garnish
2		green onions, thinly sliced
1	teaspoon	toasted sesame seeds
1	each	fresh red chili or jalapeño pepper

Procedure

Preparation

Drain tofu for about 20 minutes.

Cut into roughly 1/2 inch thick slices and pat each slice dry with paper towel.

Mix Simmer Sauce

Place soy sauce and garlic into a blender and blend into a smooth liquid.

Add all sauce ingredients to a medium mixing bowl and mix well.

Garnish

Trim top and bottom of the green onions, and remove any wilted/brown stems.

Fine chop the onion.

Remove stem from pepper, wash, and cut into fine slivers.

Cooking

Pre heat a large skillet/pan lightly coated with cooking oil.

Add the tofu and fry until lightly browned (about 2 to 3 minutes)

Gently turn and brown the other side.

Remove tofu from skillet/pan.

Pour simmer sauce into pan and bring to a light boil over high heat.

Reduce heat to low and gently add fried tofu.

Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, occaisionaly spooning the sauce over the tofu.

Garnish with green onion, pepper, and toasted sesame seed.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1/6 of a recipe (3.7 ounces).

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving
Calories	263.51
Calories From Fat (61%)	161.61
Calories From Protein (19%)	49.03
Calories From Carbohydrates (20%)	52.87
Calories From Alcohol (0%)	0
% Daily Value
Total Fat 19.13g	29%
Saturated Fat 2.78g	14%
Monounsaturated Fat 4.46g
Polyunsaturated Fat 10.62g
Trans Fatty Acids 0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 613.84mg	26%
Potassium 190.42mg	5%
Total Carbohydrates 13.33g	4%
Fiber 3.7g	15%
Sugar 4.95g
Net Carbohydrates 9.63g
Protein 14.25g	29%
Vitamin A 358.98IU	7%
Vitamin C 2.81mg	5%
Calcium 303.26mg	30%
Iron 4.24mg	24%
Vitamin E 0.31mg	3%
Thiamin 0.15mg	10%
Riboflavin 0.08mg	5%
Niacin 0.49mg	2%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg	8%
Folate 28.62mcg	7%
Vitamin B12 0mcg	0%
Pantothenic Acid 0.17mg	2%
Vitamin K 28.56mcg	36%
Phosphorus 244.7mg	24%
Magnesium 56.12mg	14%
Zinc 1.7mg	11%
Copper 0.35mg	18%
Manganese 1.27mg	64%
Selenium 22.17mcg	32%
Alcohol 0g
Caffeine 0mg
Water 55.05g	0%

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