Smoked Sticky Tofu and Green Bean Stir Fry
A wonderful use of truly versatile and accessible ingredients. Most of these ingredients have a pretty long shelf life, meaning this is the perfect recipe to have at the end of the week before your next big shop arrives. It's also a really good way to use up vegetable that may be looking a little sad. Peppers, spring onions, spinach, carrots...all the usual suspects. Black bean sauce and smoked tofu are the star ingredients in this otherwise very simple and easy dish.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
The key to any successful stir fry is to prepare all your ingredients before you start cooking so, take a glance at the ingredients list and see what needs to be done. Dry your tofu really well between 2 sheets of kitchen towel to remove any excess water. If cooking your own rice from raw, get this cooking now.
Step 2
Mix the **black bean sauce ** with soy sauce and agave. Place a wok or large frying pan onto the stove and turn the heat up high. Add 2/3rds sesame oil and when really hot, add the sliced smoked tofu. Fry for 4-5 minutes until golden and crispy, turning a few times to allow for an even colour. Remove the tofu from the pan onto a plate.
Step 3
While the heat is still high, add the remaining sesame seed oil, followed by the **garlic and ginger paste **. Cook for a further 10 seconds before adding the green beans (if they are frozen they will defrost very quickly). Cook the beans until they turn bright green then add the black bean sauce you mixed earlier. Bring the sauce to a simmer and add the tofu back into the pan. Coat everything well in the sauce and cook for 2 minutes until the sauce is thick and clinging to the tofu. Turn off the heat and heat through the rice, according to the packet instructions.
Step 4
Serve the Stir-Fry and garnish with sesame seeds and a small pinch of chilli flakes with the rice on the side.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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0.25 tsp Chilli Flakes 1x Sainsbury's Crushed Chillies 32g -
450g Smoked Tofu, cut into 1cm strips 2x The Tofoo Co. Smoked Organic Tofu 225g -
2 tsp Agave 1x The Groovy Food Company Agave Nectar 250ml -
1 tbsp Sesame Seeds 1x Sainsbury's Sesame Seeds 50g -
2 tbsp Soy Sauce 1x Sainsbury's Light Soy Sauce 150ml -
2 tbsp Sesame Seed OIl 1x KTC Pressed Toasted Pure Sesame Oil 250ml -
100g Black Bean Sauce 1x Lee Kum Kee Black Bean Garlic Sauce 205g -
1.5 tbsp Garlic and Ginger Paste 1x KTC Minced Garlic & Ginger Paste 210g -
400g Green Beans 2x Sainsbury's Extra Fine Beans 200g -
2 Brown Rice 2x Ben's Original Classic Wholegrain Microwave Rice 220g