Recipe of Quick Kung Pao Tofu

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, kung pao tofu. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Kung Pao Tofu is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Kung Pao Tofu is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have kung pao tofu using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Kung Pao Tofu:

1. Prepare TOFU (used 2 packs of the Cauldron brand, 396g net each) see pic
2. Prepare 2 packs medium/firm Tofu, drained (30 mins), cut into cubes
3. Get 4-5 tablespoons Cornflour
4. Prepare Sauce
5. Take 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
6. Make ready 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
7. Make ready 2 tbsp brown sugar
8. Prepare 1 tbsp rice vinegar
9. Prepare 1 tbsp rice wine (Mirin)
10. Make ready 1 teaspoon sriracha/yeos/any hot sauce
11. Make ready 3 teaspoons cornflour
12. Take Water (dash of water only)
13. Prepare Stir Fry & Garnish
14. Prepare 1/2-1 red chilli
15. Make ready 1 heaping teaspoon garlic paste
16. Prepare 1 heaping teaspoon ginger paste
17. Take 2 medium bell peppers (green and red used here)
18. Take 1 onion diced in chunks and separated
19. Get 1 tbsp honey
20. Make ready Handful peanuts, roasted
21. Prepare Handful Spring onions and chives

Instructions to make Kung Pao Tofu:

1. Remove the tofu blocks from packs and press to drain them. I wrapped each tofu block with 2 sets of paper towels each, pressed with a heavy weight (book/bowl) on top to drain excess moisture. Leave to drain for 30 mins. The tofu brand that I used in the UK is shown below (2 packs). Tofu selected must be Medium or Firm.
2. Whilst tofu is being pressed/drained, on medium heat roast the peanuts in a pan for 5-10mins. Check occasionally. Set aside.
3. Again whilst waiting for the tofu, prepare the sauce by WHISKING together all the Sauce Ingredients above with a dash of water. Set aside.
4. After 30 mins, once tofu pressed/drained, cut into small cubes. In a Bowl, stir in cubed tofus with 4-5 tablespoons cornflour and mix to coat all (see pic). Once all coated, in a heated pan, add oil and fry the tofu (on all sides) on medium heat for 6-7 mins, until golden brown. Add tiny pinch of salt. Remove and set aside.
5. In the same heated pan, add oil and stir in onion chunks, garlic and ginger paste and the red chilli. Cook for 3 mins.
6. Then add in red and green peppers, spring onions and stir fry/saute together for 5 mins. Add in the Tofu and mix for 2 mins.
7. Then pour sauce all over and mix everything. The tofu and veggies will be coated immediately. To deglaze slightly, add another dash of water and mix. Let cook for 2-3 mins with sauce.
8. Finish my drizzling 1 tbsp of honey on top of it all to coat and caramelise the tofu topping and stir! Remove from heat. Garnish with roasted peanuts and spring onions/chives. Serve with rice! 👍🏼

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