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James Strange

Tofu and vegetables is spicy sauce

Fried tofu with vegetables cooked in a spicy Sichuan inspired sauce
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 670
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Tofu
  • 8 oz Tofu Extra Firm
  • 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cornstarch 1/2 to 1 teaspoon
Vegetables
  • 1 Cup Cauliflower
  • 1 Cup Sugar snap peas or snow peas
  • 1 Cup Bell Pepper 1 small bell pepper diced
  • 1 Cup Onion 1/2 a medium onion diced
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • 2 Tablespoons Oil
Sauce
  • 1.5 Cups Vegetable Stock
  • 4 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 3 Tablespoons Ketchup
  • 2 Tablespoons Spicy chili crisp Lao Gan Ma
  • 2 Tablespoons Light soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
Other
  • 2 Tablespoons Oil

Method
 

Sauce
  1. To your Vegetable Stock add cornstarch, ketchup, spicy chili crisp (Lao Gan Ma), light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sesame oil. Give it a stir and set aside.
  2. Just before adding to your pan give it a stir
Tofu
  1. Cut the tofu into bite size pieces. Sprinkle on some salt and wait 15 minutes.
  2. Just before cooking sprinkle cornstarch onto the tofu and give it a gentle toss.
  3. With your pan on medium heat add two tablespoons of oil then add the tofu. Brown the tofu on 3 or 4 side. Remove from the pan and sit aside.
Blanch the cauliflower
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  2. Add the bite sized pieces of cauliflower. When the water comes back to a boil cook until it just starts to become tender.
  3. Add the sugar snap peas and cook for one more minute.
  4. Remove to a colander and cool the veggies down by running cold water over them. Set them aside so that they can air dry.
Final cooking
  1. In the same pan you fried the tofu in add the garlic, onion and bell pepper. Cook on medium heat until the onions have softened up.
  2. After the onions have softened up turn the heat up to high. Give the sauce a good stir and add to the pan.
  3. When it just starts to bubble add the tofu and stir.
  4. When the sauce is nice and thick add the cauliflower and peas. Gently stir them in and heat thru.
  5. Ready to serve