So I've finally done a Taste & Create! I've only been telling Min I'd do it for ages. My partner was Pavani from Cook's Hideout. I'm glad I was paired with her... she has TONS of vegetarian dishes and I was thrilled to try some new things!
The dish I'm posting about was Tofu & Vegetables in Black Bean Sauce. It seemed really simple, fast, healthy and flavorful. It certainly lived up to my expectation! It was spicier than I thought it would be but that was fine. I followed Pavani's suggestion and used a frozen stir fry blend of veggies. Mine had broccoli, snow peas, red peppers, water chestnuts, carrots, baby corn and bamboo shoots. I also served it with brown rice. I wasn't sure about the corn flour... I used corn starch and it came out just fine. I also didn't have fresh ginger so I used dry (maybe 1/2 tsp.) Start to finish the meal took less than 30 minutes. Sorry about the picture... it certainly doesn't do the dish justice.
On a side note... I also made Pavani's Eggplant Wraps. When you get a chance, visit Cook's Hideout and check out the recipe! It was fabulous!
Ingredients:
Extra firm tofu - 16 oz. package, drained, chopped into bite size pieces.
Mixed vegetables - 2 cups (carrots, peppers, mushrooms, snow peas, onions, celery, etc... I used frozen snow pea stir fry blend.)
Black Bean Sauce - 2 Tbs.
Red Chili Flakes - 1 tsp.
Ginger - 1 tsp.
Garlic - 2 cloves, finely chopped
Soy Sauce - 3 Tbs.
Sesame oil - 1 tsp.
Corn flour - 2 tsp. (mixed in 1/4 cup water to make a slurry)
Method:
- Fry tofu in a little bit of oil, so that they are lightly browned evenly on all sides. Remove and keep aside. Skip this step if using baked tofu.
- Heat 1 Tbs oil in a wok or large pan, add ginger, garlic and chili flakes. Stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Add the vegetables and black bean sauce, stir fry until the veggies are crisp tender, about 7-10 minutes.
- Add soy sauce, corn flour slurry and 1 cup water, cook for about 2 minutes until the gravy is thick. Serve with brown rice.
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