Sweet and Sour Tofu
Elevate your weeknight dining experience with this effortless and flavorful sweet and sour tofu recipe, bringing the essence of traditional restaurant flavors to the comfort of your home.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz firm tofu (cubed)
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon cornstarch
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 2 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (sub sherry wine)
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch
Remaining Ingredients
- ½ red bell pepper (large dices)
- ½ yellow bell pepper (large dices)
- ½ yellow onion (large dices)
- Toasted white sesame seeds
Instructions
- Press firm tofu for at least 30 minutes to remove excess liquid. Slice into 1 inch cubes and season with ground black pepper and salt. Set aside.
- Make sweet and sour sauce by mixing rice vinegar, light soy sauce, ketchup, Shaoxing wine and brown sugar. Add cornstarch and mix well.
- Add the 4 tablespoon of cornstarch to the tofu. Add 1 tablespoon at a time, mix well after each tablespoon to evenly coat.
- Heat vegetable oil in a pan. Once hot, add tofu and fry each side until golden. This should take around 8 minutes. Once done, remove from heat.
- In the same pan with the remaining oil, add minced garlic and minced ginger. Stir fry until fragrant. Then add diced red pepper, yellow pepper and yellow onion. Stir fry for about 30 seconds.
- Add the sweet and sour sauce. Stir with the fragrants and vegetables for 10 seconds. Sauce should thicken up quickly.
- Add tofu back into the pan and mix until tofu is evenly coated.
- Add sesame seeds and enjoy!