Sweet And Sour Tofu: 
Crispy Tofu In A Sweet And Sticky Sauce 

This sweet and sour tofu makes a great last minute supper dish. The sauce can be rustled up quickly using a few basic store cupboard ingredients.  All you need then is some tofu and rice or noodles.  Definitely one of my favourite ways to cook tofu.  

Ingredients:
1 packet of firm tofu, about 300g or 10½ oz
2-3 tablespoons of fine maize meal or cornflour (cornstarch)
4 tablespoons of sunflower or canola oil
1½ tablespoons of soy sauce
3 tablespoons of rice vinegar
1 tablespoon of ketchup
2 tablespoons of sugar
½ tbsp cornflour
3 tbsp water
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 small onion, chopped
½ tsp fresh ginger, grated (use a large pinch of ginger powder if you don't have fresh)


Method:
1. Remove the tofu from the packet, drain well and pat dry with paper towels.  Cut into small chunks or thin slices.  Now toss the tofu pieces in cornflour (cornstarch) or fine maize meal. 

2. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large wok or frying pan until very hot.  Fry the tofu until crispy on the outside. Dry on paper towels and set aside.

3. Mix the cornflour with the water and set aside.

4. In a small bowl, mix together the soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup and sugar.

5. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the wok. Add the onions and stir-fry over a medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the ginger and garlic and the soy sauce, vinegar, wine and sugar mixture.  Bring to the boil and cook for about a minute.

6. Add the cornflour and water mixture and cook until the sauce has thickened.  This should take less than a minute.

7.Add the tofu and stir for a minute just to heat the tofu.  Serve the sweet and sour tofu immediately with rice or noodles.

 
For more information on tofu and some more great tofu recipes, why not take a look at my guide on how to cook tofu.




 

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