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Sweet & Sour tofu with Asian vegetables
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Sweet & Sour Crispy Tofu with Pickled Radishes & Vegetables

Marinated crispy tofu with a sticky sweet & sour sauce served alongside lightly pickled radishes, dry-fried mange tout, baby corn, bean sprouts & sticky rice.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Asian, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

Crispy Tofu

  • 280 g

    Block of Tofu

  • 1 tsp Chilli Flakes
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 3 Cloves Garlic - Sliced

Sweet & Sour Sauce

  • 2 tbsp Cornflour
  • 3 tbsp Water
  • 160 ml Pineapple Juice
  • 80 ml Cider Vinegar
  • 50 g Brown Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Ketchup
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce

Accompaniments

  • 6 Radishes - Finely sliced
  • 2 tbsp Cider Vineger
  • 100 g Mange Tout
  • 50 g Baby Corn - Roughly chopped
  • 3 Savoy Cabbage Leaves - Shredded
  • 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
  • 2 Spring Onions - Finely sliced

Instructions

  • Place your sliced radishes in a small bowl with the cider vinegar and let this infuse during the rest of your prep.
  • Drain and cut the tofu into roughly 2cm blocks then lay out on a baking tray and gently rub in the olive oil, soy sauce, sliced garlic and chilli flakes. Leave to marinade while you make the sauce.
  • To make the sauce, start by stirring the cornflour and water is a small bowl and set aside. Then in a small saucepan over a high heat stir the the rest of the ingredients together until a gentle boil as started, turn down the heat and slowly stir through the cornflour and water until it’s thickened.
  • Remove from the heat and set aside. To cook the crispy tofu heat a non-stick frying pan and place the marinated tofu cubes in the pan. Remove the garlic slices. Over a medium heat leave the tofu to cook for 5-10 minutes until one side is golden then turn them to brown the other side.
  • When your tofu is crispy, place the tofu onto an oven proof dish and pop in the oven at 100°C just to keep it warm whilst you prep your veg. In the same pan you can dry-fry your vegetables until they’re slightly tender but still have a good crunch.
  • Build your bowl with the vegetables, tofu with the sweet & sour sauce drizzled over and a spoonful of pickled radishes. You can serve this with sticky rice, noodles or have it as it is. Sprinkle with a few sesame seeds and the sliced spring onion.