Spicy Braised Tofu
Jasper O’Connor
2
10 minutes
15 minutes
Mains
This is crispy fried tofu in a sweet, spicy and savoury sauce of Black Bean Ketchup and caramelised onions. It works perfectly as a stand alone side dish or goes really well on top of some steamed rice or noodles as a main. Moreish!
Ingredients
Firm Tofu 500g cut into squares about 1cm thick
Sunflower Oil
2 tbsp of our Black Bean Ketchup ( or mix black bean rāyu with your favourite ketchup 50/50)
1 tbsp tamari
100ml water
1 small onion, diced
2 spring onions, roughly sliced (reserve some for garnish)
2 cloves of garlic, sliced
Directions
Preheat a skillet over a medium high heat, add a tbsp of sunflower oil.
Fry the tofu until a bit brown and crispy on each side then reserve for later.
Add the diced onion and most of the spring onion to the pan with a pinch of salt and quickly fry until brown and caramelised, about 6-7 minutes, adding the garlic with about 2 minutes to go. You want it all to soften and become sweet.
Then, add the Black Bean Ketchup, tamari and water and mix well until thoroughly combined and bubbling. Get the tofu in there and give it a good stir making sure each piece is nicely coated. Then cover and braise for about 5 mins with the heat turned down fairly low.
Presto!
