How to cook Tofu in Sour Oriental Soup (Sinigang na Tokwa)

Today is day three of living my supposed new healthy lifestyle. It’s also the third consecutive day of my so-called seasonal vegetarianism.

For lunch I prepared another tofu or tokwa dish. Eating tofu can be delicious and fun. Here’s my recipe for today.

Tofu in Sour Oriental Soup (Sinigang na Tokwa)

Tofu in Sour Oriental Soup (Sinigang na Tokwa)

Ingredients:

tofu (tokwa), cut into rectangular shapes

2 pcs medium-size eggplant (talong), sliced crosswise

1 pc medium-size radish (labanos), peeled and sliced crosswise

1 bundle river spinach (kangkong)

2 pcs tomato (kamatis), sliced

2 pcs green chili (siling mahaba)

1 pc medium-size onion (sibuyas), peeled and minced

6 cloves of garlic (bawang), crushed and minced

sinigang mix

12 cups water

cooking oil

salt (asin) to taste

ground black pepper (paminta) to taste

fish sauce (patis), optional

Instructions:

Fry tofu in cooking oil until golden brown. Set aside. Boil water in a casserole. Add onion, garlic, tomatoes and sinigang mix. Once tomatoes are tender, add eggplant, radish and fried tofu. Boil for three minutes then add river spinach and green chilli. Add salt, black pepper and fish sauce to taste. Remove from heat then serve.

That’s it. Pretty easy, right? Aside from being nutritious, this dish is also very cheap. I spent only around PHP 130 and it serves five persons. I hope you try this recipe.

Ok, that’s all for now. I’ll do cardio workout and weight training this afternoon. Jaiyo!

- Kwento ni Remus Mark