Salt and Pepper Tofu
Salt and pepper tofu is a simple Chinese dish that is full of flavour thanks to the fiery salt and pepper seasoning.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 391.18kcal
Ingredients
- 1 red pepper
- 400 g tofu firm or extra firm
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon white pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 0.5 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
- 5 tablespoon cornflour or potato starch or tapioca starch
- 4 spring onions
- coriander
Instructions
- Cut the red pepper into strips.
- Add a little vegetable oil to a heavy bottomed frying pan and heat on high.
- Once the oil is hot add the red pepper to the pan and stir fry for 5 minutes or until softened.
- Remove from the pan and place to one side.
- Place the spices into a spice grinder or blender and blitz until a powder.
- Mix together the spices and cornflour.
- Cut the tofu into cubes then toss in the cornflour/spice mix.
- Add a little more vegetable oil to your frying pan and again place over a high heat.
- Place the tofu squares into the pan and fry for 5 - 8 minutes or until crispy.
- Flip them over and fry for another 5 - 8 minutes or until the second side is also crispy.
- Add the red peppers back into the pan and toss through until hot again.
- Serve with thinly sliced spring onions and a scattering of coriander leaves.
Nutrition
Calories: 391.18kcal | Carbohydrates: 77.68g | Protein: 21.68g | Fat: 0.16g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.07g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 585.61mg | Potassium: 111.11mg | Fiber: 7.37g | Sugar: 10.53g | Vitamin A: 1057.13IU | Vitamin C: 57.79mg | Calcium: 196.82mg | Iron: 5.72mg