Sweet and sour tofu. Cook a delicious dinner for your family with the mouth-watering flavors of sweet and sour sauce. This vegan version of your restaurant favorite is perfect as a side dish for your weeknight meals.
Do you love the unique combo of sweet and sour flavors? This sweet and sour tofu is the vegan version of your restaurant favorite.
A delicious sweet and sour sauce makes the base of this tofu recipe. To make the sauce, simply combine together soy sauce, tomato paste, rice vinegar, sugar and corn flour. I’ve also added in a little sweet chili sauce to make the sauce more delicious.
You’ll need to coat the tofu in this sweet and sticky sauce. But before that, toss the tofu pieces in a little corn flour and fry them in oil. This will give it a super crispy texture.
To make the sweet and sour tofu, heat a little oil, and fry ginger-garlic paste, chopped spring onions and sauce a few minutes. Remember to add some water if the sauce is too dry. Now the tofu goes back into pan. Toss well to coat them in the sauce. You can also add a few veggies like bell peppers (capsicum) and carrots if you like.
Ingredients
FRY TOFU:
- 450 g firm tofu cut into cubes
- 3 tablespoons corn flour cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon oil
SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon corn flour cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sweet chili sauce
SWEET AND SOUR TOFU:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic garlic paste
- ¼ cup chopped white of spring onions scallions
- Chopped spring onions scallions, to garnish
Instructions
SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE:
- Place soy sauce, tomato paste, rice vinegar, sugar, corn flour and sweet chili sauce in a small bowl. Stir to combine. Add a little water if the mixture is too thick. Set aside.
FRY TOFU:
- Place tofu cubes in a large bowl. Sprinkle with corn flour. Toss to coat the tofu pieces in flour. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add tofu (in batches depending on the size of the pan). Fry until all sides are browned. Remove from pan. Set aside.
SWEET AND SOUR TOFU:
- Wipe the pan clean. Add oil. Once hot, add ginger and garlic. Sauté, stirring, for a minute or until fragrant.
- Add scallions or spring onions. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for a minute.
- Pour in sweet and sour sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens. Add tofu back in pan. Toss. Heat through.
- Garnish with chopped scallions (spring onions).
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