Vegetarian Braised Tofu Stew with Chinese Lettuce (Sang Choy, Sheng Cai, Pek Chai)

I was cracking my head thinking of a suitable dish to cook for my little toddler to eat the other day when I came up with this recipe. I wanted something soft and with a little gravy. Tofu and stew fits the dish that I am looking for. I have added an egg when cooking for him so you can opt out from this ingredients if you don’t take eggs. Anyway, I like to use Chinese Lettuce (sang choy, sheng cai, pek chai) in stew because it will not get too soggy easily. For a little flavouring, I used vegetarian oyster sauce, sesame oil and light soya sauce.

Ingredients
Tofu, 1 block, 3”x3”x3”, cut into 1 cm square blocks
Sesame oil, 1 teaspoon
Light soya sauce, 1 table spoon
Olive oil, 1 table spoon
Chinese Lettuce, 10 leaves, cut into 1” length
Vegetarian oyster sauce, 1 table spoon (optional)
Salt to taste
A little water
Corn flour and water mixture
Egg (optional), 1 pc, slightly beaten

Heat up pan and add in a little olive oil. You can also use any vegetable oil. Put in the tofu and fry it slightly. Add in the Chinese Lettuce. Fry for a short while. Stir the mixture gently so that you will not break the tofu into small piece. Add sesame oil, light soya sauce, salt, vegetarian oyster sauce and a little water to make a stew. Bring to a boil and thicken the stew with cornflower and water mixture. If you take eggs, then slowly pour in the beaten egg while stirring the stew.

Chinese Stir Fry Scrambled Eggs with French Beans

This is a very easy dish to prepare and kids are sure to love it. A good way to get kids to eat French beans. The taste of fried eggs with a little garlic chilli sauce is nice. My kids love to eat the eggs with tomato sauce!

Ingredients
Eggs, 3 pcs, beaten slightly
Onions, 1 pc, chopped finely
French beans, 7 pcs, cut into small strips
Light Soya Sauce, 2 table spoons
Cilantro for garnishing

Heat up 2 table spoons of vegetable oil in wok. Stir fry the onions until fragrant. Add in the French beans. Fry until the beans are cooked. Add the eggs and then the soya sauce. Remove the cooked dish from the wok and put in a bowl. Turn it over and put it onto a plate, so that the dish will take the shape of the bowl. Garnish with cilantro and serve with white rice.