The Cooked Lettuce with Fermented Tofu My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

5 min

The Cooked Lettuce with Fermented Tofu My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

Learn how to make Cooked Lettuce with Fermented Tofu from a 2x James Beard Award Winning Chinese Chef with 60+ years of experience

5 min4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 whole romaine lettuce
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 1 whole chili pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 piece fermented tofu
  • 1 tsp sugar

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cut lettuce: (Start boiling water now to get a head start on a later step!)

  2. 2

    Prepare ingredients: Smash, peel, and mince the garlic.

  3. 3

    Blanch lettuce: Boil water in a wok on high heat (or pour boiling water into the wok over high heat).

  4. 4

    Stir-fry everything: Heat your clean, dry wok on high heat. Once it's hot, add oil. Add the minced garlic and cook it for 10 seconds. Stir it slightly.

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