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Black Pepper Tofu

Crispy, golden tofu cubes with a shiny black pepper glaze.
Sweet-salty, gently spicy, and wonderfully fragrant in every bite.
Comforting, restaurant-style flavor that feels straight-up addictive.

dinner ⏱ 35 min 520 kcal / portion 38.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) vegetarian glutenmilksoy 🔗 Original source

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Black Pepper Tofu
v3 · rb0e705f985 20260727Z1751 vegetable oil to taste 150 g butter 5 tbsp black peppercorn 🔥 preheat the frying pan with enough vegetable oil to come 5mm up the sides 🔪 cut the tofu into large 3 x 2cm cubes and toss them in cornflour, shaking off excess 🍳 fry the tofu in batches until golden all over with a thin crust remove the oil and any sediment from the pan 🍳 melt the butter in the pan 🍳 ⏱ 15 min sauté the shallots, red chillies, garlic, and root ginger on low to medium heat until shiny and totally soft 🌀 stir in the sweet soy sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and caster sugar 🌀 stir in the crushed black peppercorns 🍳 ⏱ 1 min add the fried tofu and warm it up in the sauce 🌀 stir in the spring onions and serve hot Black Pepper Tofu 🎉 800 g tofu cornflour to taste 350 g shallot 8 pieces red chilli 12 pieces garlic 3 tbsp root ginger 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce 3 tbsp light soy sauce 4 tsp dark soy sauce 2 tbsp caster sugar 16 pieces spring onion steamed rice to taste tofu, cornflour butter shallot, red chilli, garlic, root ginger sweet soy sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, caster sugar black peppercorn spring onion, steamed rice
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Preparation steps

  1. preheat the frying pan with enough vegetable oil to come 5mm up the sides
  2. cut the tofu into large 3 x 2cm cubes and toss them in cornflour, shaking off excess
  3. fry the tofu in batches until golden all over with a thin crust
  4. remove the oil and any sediment from the pan
  5. melt the butter in the pan
  6. sauté the shallots, red chillies, garlic, and root ginger on low to medium heat for about 15 min until shiny and totally soft
  7. stir in the sweet soy sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and caster sugar
  8. stir in the crushed black peppercorns
  9. add the fried tofu and warm it up in the sauce for about 1 min
  10. stir in the spring onions and serve hot

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