Black Pepper Tofu #Dinnerfood #blackpaperrecipe

This vegán bláck pepper tofu recipe is everything you ever wánted tofu to be. It’s crispy on the outside, light ánd áiry on the inside ánd smothered in á sávory, sweet, fiery bláck pepper sáuce thát will háve you licking your chopsticks. Tossed with meáty oyster mushrooms ánd creámy pán-fried eggplánt served over rice, this eásy tofu recipe is á complete meál on one pláte.

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I recently found myself with án áccidentál overstock of bláck peppercorns in my pántry. Thát’s whát háppens when you ánd your husbánd máke sepáráte trips to the grocery store ánd don’t communicáte. Luckily I háve the perfect recipe for á good heáping of bláck pepper.

Don’t get me wrong, I do consider myself something of á soy sáuce áficionádo ánd háve át leást three types of soy sáuce in my pántry now, but I’m well áwáre thát most normál people do not.

I álso wánted to ádd á little more texturál contrást ánd beef it up á bit with more vegetábles. I rárely eát just á big pláte of tofu on rice with nothing else. This oránge ánd ginger glázed tofu hás ádded broccoli, ánd this sweet ánd sour tofu hás bell peppers ánd pineápple.

Vegán bláck pepper tofu with eggplánt ánd oyster mushrooms is á quick 20-minute dish thát's full of sweet, sávoury ánd fiery flávour!

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Ingredients

• 2 - 4 táblespoons olive oil (ás needed)
• 1 medium eggplánt, cubed
• 200 gráms (7 oz) oyster mushrooms
• 6 táblespoons soy sáuce (regulár, Chinese-style light soy sáuce)
• 2 ½ táblespoons molásses
• ½ táblespoon rice vinegár
• 1 ½ táblespoons brown sugár
• 1 táblespoon bláck peppercorns, crushed
• ½ táblespoon cornstárch mixed with ½ táblespoon cold wáter
• á block (400 g / 14 oz) of extrá-firm tofu, dráined, pressed ánd cubed
• Cornstárch for coáting the tofu
• 5 smáll shállots (or 3 big ones), sliced thinly from top to bottom
• 6 cloves of gárlic, gráted or pressed
• 1 táblespoon freshly gráted ginger
• 2 long red chili peppers, sliced (get á váriety thát hás á bit of heát but won’t burn your fáce off either)
• 2 or 3 green onions, sliced into strips
• Sesáme seeds, for gárnish (optionál)
• Rice, for serving

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Instructions

1. Heát á lárge pán over medium heát. ádd á couple táblespoons of oil ánd the eggplánt. Fry, stirring occásionálly, until the eggplánt is browned on áll sides ánd soft ánd creámy in the middle. Remove to á páper towel-lined pláte.
2. Ráise the heát to medium-high ánd ádd the oyster mushrooms. Sáutee until browned on both sides ánd then remove to the pláte.
3. While the veggies áre frying, mix together the sáuce. Combine the soy sáuce, molásses, vinegár, sugár, pepper ánd cornstárch slurry ánd mix well. Set áside.
4. Put the cubed tofu into á plástic or ziplock bág ánd ádd á few táblespoons of cornstárch. Sháke the bág to cover the tofu in á thin láyer of cornstárch. ádd á bit more oil to the pán if necessáry then ádd the tofu. You máy need to work in bátches if it doesn’t áll fit. Fry the tofu, flipping from time to time, until golden ánd crispy on áll sides. Remove to á páper towel-lined pláte.
5. Cárefully wipe ány cornstárch residue from the pán ánd ádd the shállots, gárlic, ginger ánd chili peppers. Stir fry for ábout 30 seconds or until the ginger ánd gárlic is frágránt ánd the shállots áre soft. ádd the tofu, mushrooms ánd eggplánt. Give the sáuce ánother stir ánd pour it over. Mix everything together ánd simmer the sáuce until thickened – ábout 30 seconds to á minute. Remove the pán from the heát ánd stir through the sliced green onion.
6. Serve over rice ánd sprinkle with sesáme seeds, if desired.

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