Description
Spice up your dinner with this easy, delicious Kung Pao Tofu Recipe that is ready in just under 30 minutes. Bold spicy flavors, and crunchy textures of the peanuts and bell peppers, with a lip-smacking delicious sauce. This is the stir-fry you need on a busy weeknight.
Ingredients
- 14 oz. Extra Firm Tofu, pressed and cut into 3/4 inch cubes
- 3 tbsp oil / cooking spray if air frying tofu
- 1 tsp Sichuan pepper corn or 3-4 Thai green chilies silt
- 3 dried while red chilies
- 2 green onions, chopped; white and green part separated
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 inch fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 3/4 inch
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into 3/4 inch
- 1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
For the Sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp hoisin
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp corn starch
Instructions
Press the Tofu and remove the extra moisture.
Prepare the Sauce -While the Tofu is being pressed, in a bowl, mix the soy sauce, hoisin, rice vinegar, water and 2 tbsp cornstarch. Whisk the ingredients together making sure there are no lumps and keep aside.
Chop the other ingredients - finely chop the spring onions, ginger and garlic. Cut the bell peppers and tofu into 3/4 inch cubes.
Crisp the Tofu - In a bowl, add the tofu cubes and sprinkle 2 tbsp corn starch . Coat the cubes with cornstarch by gently tossing them in the bowl. You can either shallow fry the tofu or follow our Air Fry Tofu recipe if you don't want to fry. In a wok, heat some oil and once hot, throw in the tofu cubes and crisp them evenly on all sides. Keep aside.
Stir Fry - In the same wok add the oil, and cook the aromatics for a minutes - green onions, ginger, garlic and chilies. Next throw in the diced bell peppers and cook the peppers for a minute or two making sure the bell peppers don't loose their crunch. Throw in the tofu. Then whisk the sauce one final time before pouring it into the wok. Add the sauce and gently coat the bell peppers and tofu in the sauce. Cook the sauce until it thickens. Lastly throw in the roasted peanuts and mix well.
Garnish with green onions and cilantro.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Cuisine: American