Black Pepper Stir-Fry with Crispy Salt and Pepper Tofu

Black Pepper Stir-Fry with Crispy Salt and Pepper Tofu

Ready in 25 minutes • Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, March 27, 2016.
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A deliciously crispy salt and pepper tofu with a black pepper stir fry

Ingredients

NOODLES

  • 200 g fresh noodles

BLACK PEPPER SAUCE

  • 1 teapsoon ground black pepper
  • 2 teapsoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tablespoon runny honey
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

CRISPY TOFU

  • 300 g firm tofu
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

STIR-FRY VEGETABLES

  • 1 carrot, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks or grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 100 g snow peas, stringy part removed
  • 1 courgette, cut into thin matchsticks or grated
  • 250 g white button mushrooms, cut into quarters

TO SERVE

  • 50 g chopped and roasted cashew nuts
  • 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves and stalks
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges

Steps

  1. a full kettle to the boil.
  2. In a heat-proof bowl, pour boiling water over noodles and use a fork to separate strands. Drain immediately and set aside.
  3. Combine all black pepper sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  4. Slice tofu ƒ.„cm and pat dry using paper towels. Combine cornflour, salt and pepper in a bowl and toss through tofu, coating evenly. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium-high heat.
  5. Cook tofu for – minutes each side, or until crispy. Remove from pan and set aside on a paper towel. Keep pan on heat.
  6. Add extra oil to pan, if required. Stir-fry carrot and garlic for  minute. Add all remaining vegetables and stir-fry a further  minutes, until just tender. Add noodles and black pepper sauce and toss to combine for  minute. If mixture is a little dry, toss through  tablespoon water.
  7. Divide stir-fry noodles and vegetables between bowls, top with crispy tofu, cashew nuts and coriander. Garnish with a wedge of lime to squeeze over just before serving.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2048 kj
489 kcal
Protein 24.4g
Carbohydrate 48.3g
Fat 20.1g