Sweet and Sour Tofu | Vegan Stir Fried Tofu Recipe
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Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: Chinese
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Serves: 4 servinigs
 
Ingredients
  • Firm tofu – 200 gms
  • Red bell pepper – 1
  • Green bell pepper – 1
  • Onion – 1, large
  • Sweet chilli sauce – ¼ cup
  • Soy sauce – 2 tsp (if using dark soy, then 1 tsp will be enough)
  • Distilled white vinegar – 1 tsp (or you can substitute with apple cider vinegar)
  • Corn flour – ½ cup + 1 tsp
  • Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly chopped cilantro to garnish
Instructions
  1. Cut the bell peppers into 1-inch cubes and thickly slice the onion. Set them aside.
  2. Drain all the water out from tofu block and pat it dry using a kitchen towel. Cut the tofu into cubes of length 1 inch.
  3. Take a shallow plate and sprinkle half a cup of corn flour on it. Add half teaspoon of salt and mix well.
  4. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan. Now coat each tofu cubes with the corn flour on all sides, dust off the excess and then tip it into the hot oil.
  5. Fry the tofu cubes on medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes or until they turn golden brown on each side. Take them out and set aside on a plate.
  6. Once all the tofu cubes are fried, remove excess oil retaining only 1 teaspoon in the frying pan.
  7. Add the chopped bell pepper and sliced onion to the frying pan and sauté them on high flame for 5 minutes.
  8. Mix sweet chili sauce, soy sauce and vinegar in a small bowl along with a cup of water. Add the prepared sauce to the frying pan and stir well. Let is come to a boil.
  9. Mix 1 teaspoon of corn flour with 2 tablespoons of water to prepare a slurry. Once the sauce comes to a boil, add the slurry to the sauce; it will thicken immediately.
  10. Drop the fried tofu cubes to the frying pan and stir carefully to mix everything well. Let the sauce boil until it comes to your desired consistency.
  11. Remove the sweet and sour tofu from heat, sprinkle freshly chopped cilantro and serve warm with plain white rice. Enjoy!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at http://www.flavorquotient.com/2019/01/vegan-sweet-and-sour-tofu/