Chinese•healthy
Tofu Soup With Bok Choy
Simply and easy homemade tofu vegetable soup
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 box tofu ( ,either soft or firm)
- 250 g Bok Choy
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tbsp. sesame oil
- 1 thumb ginger ( ,shredded)
- 2.5 L water
- 6 long green chili peppers
- 2-3 red Thai peppers
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 scallion white
- 1/3 cup of oil ( ,heated until boiling)
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
Instructions
- 1
Heat peppers in a wok or casting iron pan until slightly dark browned on surface. Transfer to a crusher and then crush until getting a paste texture.
- 2
Transfer the paste to a small bowl, top with garlic and scallion whites. Heat around 1/3 cup of oil until smoky. Pour the hot oil evenly on the paste.
- 3
Mix with light soy sauce and sugar. That’s our sauce.
- 4
Cut tofu into large pieces. If you do not serve with dipping sauces, you can cut them into small cubes.
- 5
In a large pot, add tofu pieces, ginger shreds and 2.5 L water. Bring to a boiling.
- 6
Add Bok Choy and drop sesame oil in. Continue cook for 1 minute. Season with salt. Serve immediately with dipping sauce.