Mildly sweet n sour tofu salad. Tofu is a staple in our kitchen, we use it a lot and also to make recipes for you guys. It's a great meat alternative, especially when you're trying to recreate meat-based dishes because if you cook it properly, you can get a similar texture. Make this sweet and sour tofu in minutes and forget about the takeout!
Since tofu has a high water content, you want to try to remove as much of it as you can to avoid a watery stir fry or salad. This dish is mildly spicy; to make it extra kid-friendly, omit the chiles from the sweet and sour sauce. Sweet and sour tofu with bell peppers and a tangy orange sauce is a healthy, easy recipe. You can have Mildly sweet n sour tofu salad using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Mildly sweet n sour tofu salad
- You need 1/2 of garlic.
- You need 2 of large birds eye chillis (low - med on scoville scale).
- You need 2-3 tablespoons of Olive oil.
- You need 1/4 tablespoon of Fennel powder.
- It's 1/4 tablespoon of Chicken stock.
- It's 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce.
- It's 1 of large tomato.
- You need of Cauliflower, brussel sprouts, carrots, asparagus etc.
- It's of Tofu.
- You need of Basil leaf as garnish.
This method gives the tofu a wonderful a wonderful texture that goes really well with the sweet and sour orange sauce. This lovely sweet and sour crispy tofu with veggies is paying all the work off. Inside the delicious sauce, the amazing crispy shell with a Sweet and sour taste has two explanations in Chinese. One is "酸甜", literally means "sweet and sour" and the other one is "糖醋", which means sugar and vinegar.
Mildly sweet n sour tofu salad step by step
- Chop garlic and chilli, lightly fry in olive oil.
- Add diced vegetables with tomato and stir-fry. Crush tomatos till juices spread at the bottom of the pan.
- Add Worcestershire sauce, and chicken stock/ fennel powder mix in 100g warm water.
- Add tofu, diced. Stirfry till veges get chewy (not too soft, density in fibres retained).
- Garnish with basil leaves.
Sweet and Sour Tofu- this SUPER easy to make dish is fully vegan, perfect for weeknight dinners, and goes create with a nice bowl of rice! It's also conveniently super easy to make. The sauce is made in one little pan over some heat. My Sweet and Sour Tofu is just the thing to help you fill up without filling out. It's hearty and filling, yet it's light and healthy so you can escape that Serve this Sweet and Sour Tofu with steamed white rice or some tender noodles for a perfectly complete meal that tastes better than takeout (and is faster.
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