豆腐干芹菜 Tofu and Celery Stir Fry

Pinyin: Dòu Fu Gān Qín Cài

A combination crunchy and stringy with mushy almost makes me feel like this dish is half chewed when it enters my mouth, but with that in mind I still like it and think it is worth talking about. The celery that you see here is actually Chinese celery which is a skinny counterpart to the more common variety found in the west. It tastes a little richer and ends up being less stringy than your standard celery. The dish is quite simple using a dried firm tofu and stir frying it with celery. A dash of red peppers are thrown in to add color, the dish is kept light and tasty, the flavors of the tofu and celery are really allowed to come out and make quite a nice combo. It's an all veggie dish, and is simple enough to be made at home so it really has a lot of potential.