Tofu is such a ingredient that is a little tricky to cook and the taste completely depends on the cooking style. In this recipe blog post of Vegan Black Pepper Tofu, we will discuss way to make tofu crispy on outside and chewy on inside which goes well with almost all the tofu recipes!
What you need to make Vegan Black Pepper Tofu?
You will need just 8-ingredients to make this delicious dish, including basic ingredients like cooking oil, etc..And I am sure most of the ingredients must be already lying in your pantry.
- Tofu, extra firm, try getting organic tofu to make sure its made with healthy ingredients and not with preservatives.
- Cornstarch ( or Cornflour )
- Red Pepper
- Ginger ( fresh )
- Soy Sauce
- Coconut Sugar
- Green Onion
- Cooking Oil
How to make Vegan Black Pepper Tofu?
Step-by-Step Procedure:
Preparation:
- We need to prepare tofu ahead to get that crisp!
- Press tofu using a tofu pressor or using food cans to get rid of excess water. Press for at least 15 mins to remove as much as liquid possible. Tofu presser I used is this.
- Cut tofu into cubes and lightly dust with corn starch or corn flour, keep it aside.
- In a small bowl, add soy sauce, sugar, corn starch or cornflour and mix to combine, keep it aside.
- Finely chop red pepper, ginger, green onion and keep aside.
- If you are using whole pepper, grind it to fine powder and keep aside.
Process:
- In a medium sized pan, add cooking oil and let it heat. When oil is hot, add corn starch dusted tofu to pan and roast till all sides are golden brown in color.
- Turn off heat and remove cooked tofu cubes to a bowl and keep them aside.
- In the same pan ( with cooking oil ), add chopped red pepper, ginger, ground pepper and cook for 3-4 mins or till red pepper starts sweating.
- Add precooked tofu and cook for a minute. Now add prepared soy sauce mixture and cook everything for 2 mins.
- Turn off flame and when it is still hot, add chopped green onions and mix.
- Serve it warm with cooked rice!
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Vegan Black Pepper Tofu
Ingredients
- 7 oz Tofu approx. 1/2 block tofu
- 1 Red Pepper
- 1 inch Ginger fresh
- 2 Green Onion
- 1 tsp Black Pepper ground
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Coconut Sugar
- 2 tbsp Corn Starch or Corn Flour divided
- 3 tbsp Cooking Oil any neutral oil
Instructions
Preparation
- Press tofu using a tofu pressor or using food cans to get rid of excess water. Press for at least 15 mins to remove as much as liquid possible.
- Cut tofu into cubes and lightly dust with corn starch or corn flour, keep it aside.
- In a small bowl, add soy sauce, sugar, corn starch or cornflour and mix to combine, keep it aside.
- Finely chop red pepper, ginger, green onion and keep aside.
- If you are using whole pepper, grind it to fine powder and keep aside.
Cooking Process
- In a medium sized pan, add cooking oil and let it heat. When oil is hot, add corn starch dusted tofu to pan and roast till all sides are golden brown in color.
- Turn off heat and remove cooked tofu cubes to a bowl and keep them aside.
- In the same pan ( with cooking oil ), add chopped red pepper, ginger, ground pepper and cook for 3-4 mins or till red pepper starts sweating.
- Add precooked tofu and cook for a minute. Now add prepared soy sauce mixture and cook everything for 2 mins.
- Turn off flame and when it is still hot, add chopped green onions and mix.
- Serve it warm with cooked rice!
Notes
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