SWEET AND SOUR CRISPY TOFU 💥

Описание: Friday night Chinese takeaway anyone? If you have a sweet and sour fix but are trying to dial down on the meat, then this super easy Sweet and Sour Crispy Tofu needs to be on your dinner menu tonight 🙌

Ready in under 30 minutes, everyones favourite takeout classic has been remade with super smooth tofu that's got all the meaty eaters looking twice.

Check out the full recipe below.

INGREDIENTS
1 x 280g block of firm tofu
6cm piece fresh ginger
1 red onion
1 garlic clove
1 green pepper
200ml pineapple juice
60ml rice vinegar
60ml tomato ketchup
70g light brown sugar
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder, optional
4 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp sesame oil
1⁄2 tsp chilli flakes
1⁄2 tsp salt
100g tinned pineapple chunks

METHOD
Press the tofu using a tofu press, or place between two clean tea towels. Lay it on a plate and put a weight on top | Leave for half an hour

Peel and finely slice the red onion, ginger and garlic | Cut the pepper in half and cut out the stem and seeds | Chop the pepper into 2cm chunks

Put the pineapple juice, rice vinegar, ketchup and sugar in the small saucepan and stir | Increase the heat to medium- high and let it bubble away until you have a syrupy sauce

Put the garlic powder and the onion powder into a large bowl with the cornflour and mix | Cut the drained tofu into 1cm chunks and add them to the bowl | Toss them in the cornflour mix until they’re well covered

Add the tofu chunks into a pan and fry until they have started to brown and formed a crispy coating

Meanwhile, heat the sesame oil in the second frying pan | Add the onion slices and stir until translucent | Add the green pepper, chilli flakes, salt, garlic and ginger and continue to cook for another 3–5 minutes| Drain the pineapple and add to the pan | Tip the tofu into the pan and pour over the sweet and sour sauce and fold it around the vegetables so that everything is well covered and warmed through