One of my favorite dishes served at Chinese Restaurants is Chicken with Tofu. It is a seemingly simple dish, but is so flavorful and is not as heavy or greasy as other tofu dishes. I’ve modeled this recipe on the best of the chicken and tofu dishes I’ve had. And yes, it looks like a lot of ingredients, but it’s not that bad.
Take a read through the recipe as I’ve tried to break it down to make it easy to follow. It also works great on weeknights, especially if you can have the chicken cut up and marinated and the vegetables cut up.
Chinese Chicken with Tofu
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 1lb Chicken thigh meat (cubed)
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce (light)
- 1 tablespoon Lo Mein Sauce, Panda Brand
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tablespoon Corn Starch
- 2 tablespoons White Wine
- 1 tablespoon Sherry
- 1/2 teaspoon White Pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 1 tablespoon Cilantro Paste
Gravy
- 1 cup Chicken Broth
- 2 tablespoons Cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Lo Mein Sauce (Panda Brand or Oyster Sauce)
- 1 tablespoon White Wine
- 1 tablespoon Sherry
- 1 teaspoon Rice Wine Vinegar
Stir Fry Vegetables
- 1 1/2 cup Carrots (diced)
- 1 1/2 cup Green Onions (cut up)
- 1 teaspoon Oil
Stir Fry Chicken
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 14oz Firm Tofu (diced)
Note
Don't have the Lo Mein sauce or want something different? You can substitute that with any sauce flavor you like. You can use Oyster Sauce, Tonkatsu, Hoisin or other jarred sauces to mix up the flavors.
Don't have Green Onions? Use yellow onions but cook the yellow onions a little longer first before you add the carrots.
Don't have Sherry or White Wine? Just use any non-red wine to substitute.
Made this tonight. Had all the ingredients on hand so it was really nice to be able to put this together for dinner quickly. I didn’t even feel like cooking and it came out great! Best part is we can have lunch for tomorrow!
Thanks for posting.
Thanks Tracy! I’m glad you liked it. How about rest of the family? Did they like it? 🙂