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Spicy Tofu Stir Fry

This spicy tofu stir fry is an easy tofu recipe that is so good over a hot bowl of rice and tastes even better as leftovers the next day. This recipe is great with firm or medium firm tofu!
3.09 from 58 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indonesian
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups Cubed firm or medium firm fried tofu
  • 5 Green onions cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 large Shallot
  • 4 Red jalapeños
  • 1 small slice of ginger
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Chicken bouillon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • Dash of white pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cut tofu into bite-sized cubes. If you aren't using store bought fried tofu, fry cubed tofu until golden brown on all sides. Set aside.
  • Peel garlic, shallots, and ginger. Rough chop jalapeños into smaller pieces. Cut green onions into 1 inch pieces.
  • In a food processor chop until smooth garlic, shallots, jalapeños, and a slice of ginger. Set aside.
  • In a large frying pan, heat up 1/2 cup oil with medium heat. After oil is hot, add in garlic, shallot, and jalapeños mixture.
  • Add in 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon kecap manis (sweet soy sauce). Add in fried tofu. Mix and stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add in green onions and stir fry for about 5 minutes. Serve over a hot bowl of white rice to make a tofu rice bowl.
Keyword Indonesian recipes, tofu