Ginisang Pechay with Tofu

Ginisang Pechay with Tofu recipe or “Sauteed Pechay and tofu” is a dish that is so easy to make it just takes more or less 10 minutes. This simple and affordable dish is made by frying the tofu until they’ve lightly browned, setting this aside to make the base of garlic, onions, tomatoes, pechay, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and pepper. Let everything simmer together before adding in the fried tofu, mixing it well before serving it with a load of rice and some galunggong on the side.

Ginisang Pechay with Tofu Recipe :

Ingredients

• 3 bunches pechay ( chopped )
• 5 pieces tofu ( sliced to squares )
• Galunggong ( optional )
• 5 cloves garlic ( minced )
• 1 medium onion ( sliced )
• 4 medium tomatoes ( sliced )
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• Pepper to taste
• Oil for frying

Steps:

1. In a pan with hot oil, cook the tofu slices until these turn light brown. Set aside. Place in galunggong and cook till both sides have browned. Set aside.
2. In another pan, heat up some oil and saute garlic until aromatic. Add in onions and saute for a bit before adding in the tomatoes. Cook till the tomatoes are soft enough to crush.
3. Add in the pechay and give this a good mix before covering for 2 minutes or until the leaves wilt. Uncover and mix in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and pepper. Cover again for 2 – 3 minutes.
4. Add back the fried tofu and mix until these are all covered with the sauce. Transfer into a serving plate before serving with galunggong and rice on the side.

How to cook Ginisang Pechay with Tofu

The “Ginisang Pechay with Tokwa Recipe” is sometimes searched as “Ginisang Pechay with Oyster sauce”. Is a go to dish for those who are vegetarians or for those who want a non meat dish to give the stomach a bit of a rest after the holidays. A vegetarian recipe that many love due to how flavor-packed it is.

To make this quick and easy Yummy dish; all you need to do is to first slice the tofu pieces into rectangles or squares. These are then carefully placed into a pan slightly filled with hot oil. Cook these until lightly browned. These will keep cooking after being taken out of the oil so make sure that once it’s lightly browned and not so golden, take this out of the pan. You can also use the leftover oil to cook the galunggong, flipping once one side has browned. Once both sides are crisp take these out and let it rest on a strainer or kitchen towel. In another pan, make the base by sauteing garlic and onions, until aromatic before adding in the tomatoes and mixing these till these are soft enough to crush. Add in the pechay, giving this a good mix before covering for a few minutes until the leaves have wilted. After, add in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and pepper. Stir and cover once again until it’s simmering. Add in the tofu and mix these until they’ve been fully covered by the sauce. Transfer into a serving plate with some fried galunggong on the side, and especially loads of white or garlic rice.

Questions :

• Ginisang Pechay with Tofu calories ?

Ginisang Pechay with Tokwa calories amount to around 140 – 145 per serving of 150.

• Additional meat ?
  • While the recipe is a ginisang pechay without meat dish, adding galunggong as the optional meat on the side. You can also choose to use ground pork, ground beef, or ground chicken. Sautéing this till these have changed in color and before adding in the aromatics.
  • Use fried fish or even canned fish, making sure to drain most of the liquids before sautéing just till these are hot before adding in the aromatics.
  • To add more protein that’s NOT ‘MEAT’ use scrambled, boiled, or sunny side up egg cooked together at the end or the recipe, or served on the side to make “ginisang pechay with egg”.

Other Yummy Pechay Recipes!

• Pechay with Ground Pork
• Ginisang Pechay with Sardines ( Sautéed Pechay with Sardines )
• Ginataang Tilapia with Pechay ( tilapia and pechay stewed in savoy coconut milk)
• Add more fiber and pair this with this Sinigang na Salmon sa Miso dish.
• Or place this as a side dish to this Braised Pork Belly recipe.

Ginisang Pechay with Tofu Resipi: (Tagalog version)

Mga Sangkap :

• 3 tangkal ng pechay ( hiniwa ng malalaki )
• 5 piraso tokwa ( hiniwa ng paparisukat )
• Galunggong ( opsyonal )
• 5 butil ng bawang ( tinadtad )
• 1 sibuyas ( hiniwa )
• 4 kamatis ( hiniwa )
• 4 kutsarang soy sauce
• 2 kutsarang oyster sauce
• Paminta panlasa
• Mantika pang prito

Paano Lutuin :

1. Sa kawali na mga mainit na mantika, lutuin ang mga tokwa hanggang mag kayumanggi. Itabi. Lutuin ang mga galunggong at lutuin hanggang mag kayumanggi din ang bawat pantig. Itabi. 
2. Sa ibang kawali, maginit ng kaunting mantika at lutuin ang bawang hanggang bumango. Isama sito ang mga sibuyas at lutuin ng konti bago haluan ng kamatis. Lutuin hanggang lumambot ang mga kamatis.
3. Ihalo dito ang pechay bago takpan at lutuin ng 2 minuto o hanggang maglanta ang mga dahon. Haluan ng soy sauce, oyster sauce, at paminta,. Takpan muli ng 2 – 3 minuto.
4. Isama ang nilutong tokwa at haluin hanggang matakpan ang mga ito ng sarsa. Ilipat sa serving plate at ihanda kasama ng galunggong at kanin sa tabi.