Title: Chinese Style Sauteed Firm Tofu
Categories: Vegetarian Chinese
Yield: 4 Servings

24	oz	Firm tofu
2	tb	Oil
1/2	ts	Salt
1	sm	Onion, thinly sliced
6	md	Mushrooms, sliced
1	sm	Carrot, cut into matchsticks
2	md	Green bell peppers, thinly - sliced
1	tb	Sake or white wine
1 1/2	tb	Soy sauce
1	ts	Grated ginger
1	tb	Sugar
1	tb	Water
1	ts	Cornstarch dissolved in 3 - tb water

Cut tofu crosswise into pieces the shape of French-fried potatoes. Heat a wok, coat with oil & sprinkle on the salt. Add onion, then the mushrooms, stir frying each over high heat for about 30 seconds. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add carrot, green pepper & tofu in that order, sauteeing each for about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low & add sake, soy sauce, ginger, sugar & water. Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in dissolved cornstarch & simmer 30 seconds for another 30 seconds.

Shurtleff & Aoyagi, "The Book of Tofu"

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