Chinese celery w/ Tofu. Chinese celery resembles long, super skinny regular celery. I am not from china but truly love Chinese culture , specially their recipes. Tofu is a great source of iron , this recipe will be so handy for growing kids.

If I am trying to avoid rice I add more tofu to this dish. The celery enhances the tofu flavor. Celery's crunchiness and tofu's softness complement each other so well. You can have Chinese celery w/ Tofu using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chinese celery w/ Tofu

1. Prepare .5 lb of pork butt; cut into.5” chunks.
2. Prepare 1/4 c of shrimp.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of cornstarch.
4. Prepare 2 stalks of Chinese celery; stalks cut into 1” pieces, leaves set aside.
5. It's of Tofu; lightly fried.
6. You need .5 of onion, cut into chunks.
7. It's 2 of Roma tomatoes; cut into chunks.
8. Prepare 2 tbsp of garlic; chopped.
9. You need 1 tbsp of black bean sauce.
10. You need 2 tsp of oyster sauce.
11. Prepare 1/4 c of chicken broth.

Put a pot of salted water over high heat and bring to a boil. Add celery and blanch for about a minute; drain in colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Layer celery and tofu on serving plates, drizzle with chili oil and sprinkle with salt. My mom would make the best mapo tofu with soft tofu; and my grandma made this delicious stir-fried dish with smoked firm tofu, garlic chives, Chinese celery, and bean sprouts," says Kuo.

Chinese celery w/ Tofu step by step

1. Coat the pork with soy sauce and cornstarch. Sauté in a pan with 3tbsp oil until cooked through..
2. Separate the Chinese celery stalks from the leaves..
3. Sauté your onion for a minute then add your garlic. Then the tomatoes..
4. Grandma added this salted soy bean paste in. You can sub with black bean sauce; I think they’re the same. Add in your shrimp and the oyster sauce..
5. Continue to sauté until the tomatoes are soft. Then stir in the celery stalks..
6. Last but not least, the celery leaves. Add the chicken broth as needed to keep the moisture. Turn off the heat and set aside..
7. Here’s grandpa frying up the tofu..
8. And you’re done! Enjoy!.

Then add in cooked tofu, peppers, and celery. Stir-fry everything together for another couple minutes until combined. Plate and serve this lively five spice vegetable tofu stir-fry with rice! The Kinchay (Chinese celery) has a pronounced fragrance and flavor that complements the tofu so well. Compared to a regular celery Kinchay or Chinese celery is smaller with thin stalks.