Simple Way to Prepare Award-winning Tofu and cauliflower chilli basil stir fry
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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Tofu and cauliflower chilli basil stir fry is 2-3 people. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.
Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Tofu and cauliflower chilli basil stir fry estimated approx 40 mins.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have Tofu and cauliflower chilli basil stir fry using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Thai basil chicken is one of my favourite dishes when we go out for Thai food. We don't eat a lot of meat mid-week so I decided to try and recreate my favourite using tofu and roasted cauliflower. I'm not sure that the sauce is overly authentic ... I had to make do with the ingredients I had in the kitchen, working on the basis of creating a sweet (sugar), spicy (siracha), salty (soy) and sour (lime) combo. It turned out pretty well. #fakeaway
Ingredients and spices that need to be Get to make Tofu and cauliflower chilli basil stir fry:
- 1 block tofu
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 1 small cauliflower
- 200 g green beans
- 4 cloves garlic really finely chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger really finely chopped
- 2-3 tbsp brown sugar (to taste)
- 4 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp siracha
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 3-4 tsp lime juice
- Salt, pepper, oil
- 1 red chilli finely sliced
- 20 g fresh basil rougly chopped
Instructions to make Tofu and cauliflower chilli basil stir fry
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Break the cauliflower into bitesized florets, coat in a little oil, salt and pepper and roast in the oven until golden brown.
- Squeeze as much liquid out of the block of tofu as possible and cut into small cubes. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to the cornflour, mix and coat the tofu in flour.
- Add 1 tbsp oil to a heavy based frying pan (I used a cast iron one) over a medium/high heat. Add the tofu and cook until golden brown. Turn occasionally so that all sides get cooked.
- Meanwhile, blanch the green beans (put them in cold water and bring the pan to the boil and drain. you want them to still have a crunch) and make your sauce by combining the lime juice, dark soy, sugar and siracha in a bowl
- One the beans and cauliflower are ready, add them to the pan with the tofu along with a little more oil and turn up the heat. Once the oil is hot, add the chopped garlic and ginger. Fry for 2 minutes and then add the sauce mixture. It will start to reduce and become sticky. At this point, add the chopped chilli and basil. Give everything a good mix, remove from the heat and serve with rice.
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