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Crunchy Tofu With Fried Rice

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Keyword: dinner, lunch, rice, tofu, vegetarian
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

For tofu:

  • 360 g tofu
  • 1 tbsp chilli avocado oil you can use 1 tsp avocado oil and 1 tsp chilli oil, or just 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch

For tofu sauce:

  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tbsp scallions only the green parts

For fried rice:

  • 200 g boiled rice, cooled
  • 200 g frozen peas and carrots
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 leek
  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp roasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp scallions white and green parts

Instructions

Preparing the tofu

  • Squeeze the excess liquid from the tofu with a tofu press or manually.
  • Cut the tofu into cubes and put in a mixing bowl.
  • Add avocado chilli oil, soy sauce and mix together. Add cornstarch and mix again so the tofu is perfectly coated.
  • Put the tofu pieces on a baking tray and bake in the 180°C oven for 20-25 mins or until golden brown and crispy.
  • Grate the ginger. Peel 3 cloves of garlic and crush with garlic press. Put these in a separate bowl or plate.
  • Take 100g of scallions and separate the white parts from the green parts. Cut them all.
  • In a separate bowl prepare the tofu sauce. Add water, soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar, cornstarch and mix everything together.
  • Once the tofu is done cooking in the oven, take it out.
  • Heat up a pan with sunflower oil. Add ginger and garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes on high heat.
  • Pour the tofu sauce and simmer on medium heat until the sauce thickens.
  • Add the tofu and mix together.
  • Add sesame seeds and green parts of the scallions and mix together.

Preparing the rice

  • Cut half a leek and put in a mixing bowl together with frozen peas and carrots.
  • Prepare the eggs for the fried rice. Crack 3 eggs in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix everything well.
  • Heat up a pan with sunflower oil. Add white parts of the scallions and cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add frozen peas, carrots and leek and cook for 4 minutes.
  • Add the egg mixture and mix every 10 seconds until the egg cooks.
  • Add the boiled cooled rice, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, roasted sesame oil and mix everything well.
  • Cook for 2 more minutes and turn off the heat. Add the rest of the scallions and mix together.