Eva Pau's Asian Kitchen airs Wednesdays at 8:30pm on RTÉ One.

Ingredients

Serves 2

Sauce:

  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 50ml cold water

Method

  1. Coat the tofu cubes in flour.
  2. Pan fry the tofu, approximately 4 mins on each side until it is slightly golden on both sides.
  3. In a hot pan, add some oil, then add half the garlic, let it flavour the oil for 30 seconds and then add the pak choi. Add 1 tbsp of water and cover with a lid and let it cook on medium heat for 3 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and set aside.
  4. Mix all the ingredients for the sauce and set aside.
  5. Now add all the mushrooms into a hot pan with oil, after 2 minutes add the garlic. Stir fry for another 2 minutes until the mushrooms are soft, then lower the heat and add the mixed sauce. Next add the pan fried tofu and let it simmer in the sauce for 2 to 3 minutes.
  6. To serve, arrange the pak choi around the edge of the plate, add half the mushroom mixture into the centre, then place the tofu on top and the rest of the mushroom mixture on top.. Garnish with some chopped scallion.