Black Pepper Tofu & Green Beans
Black Pepper Tofu & Green Beans

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, black pepper tofu & green beans. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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I spotted black pepper tofu on Ottolenghi's* Instagram last week, a fine place to gush over food. The recipe is from Plenty, an excellent cookbook that I happen to have. Transfer tofu to a medium bowl. Vegan black pepper tofu is a delicious dish adapted from classic Chinese recipe.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have black pepper tofu & green beans using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Black Pepper Tofu & Green Beans:
  1. Get 1 (14 oz) block of firm tofu (must be firm, not soft)
  2. Make ready 2 tbsp. cornstarch
  3. Make ready 2 tbsp. sesame oil
  4. Get 1 1/2 cup chopped green beans
  5. Get 2 shallots - about 1/2 cup finely chopped (yellow onions are the best substitute for shallots, since sweet onions are too sweet and white or red are a little too sharp)
  6. Take 10 tbsp. tamari (soy sauce is a good substitute for tamari)
  7. Get 2 1/2 tbsp. sugar
  8. Prepare 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  9. Get 1 tbsp. freshly ground black pepper
  10. Make ready Fresh Thai Basil (optional, as garnish)

It's crispy on the outside, light and airy on the inside and smothered in a savory, sweet, fiery black pepper sauce that. Get the recipe for Black Pepper Tofu »Todd Coleman. Black Pepper Tofu is perfect served with rice for a quick and easy weeknight dinner! This black pepper tofu is has pepper in the batter, some red chilies to add more heat, and more, lots more pepper in the sauce.

Instructions to make Black Pepper Tofu & Green Beans:
  1. To begin, slice the block of tofu in half and press it between two towels or two paper towels. Let the tofu sit for 10 minutes to soak up any excess moisture.
  2. While the tofu is being pressed, chop up the green beans and shallots and make the black pepper sauce. To make the black pepper sauce, simply whisk together the soy sauce/tamari, sugar, ground ginger, and freshly ground black pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
  3. Once the ingredients are prepped, cut the pressed tofu into 1 inch cubes and add to a large bowl. Add the cornstarch to the bowl and use your hands to evenly coat the tofu in cornstarch.
  4. Next, add 1 tbsp of sesame oil to the wok and turn on the heat. Once the oil is hot, add in the tofu and stir fry for 10-15 minutes until the tofu is browned and crispy on the outside. Remove the tofu from the wok and set aside in a bowl.
  5. Add the remaining 1 tbsp of sesame oil to the wok followed by the chopped shallots and green beans. Stir fry for about 5 minutes until the shallots are translucent. Then, add in the black pepper sauce and tofu. Cook all the ingredients for an additional 3-5 minutes to help thicken the sauce.
  6. Remove the wok from the heat and serve the black pepper tofu and green beans on top of white rice. Garnish with the Thai basil if desired. Enjoy!

Black Pepper Tofu is perfect served with rice for a quick and easy weeknight dinner! This black pepper tofu is has pepper in the batter, some red chilies to add more heat, and more, lots more pepper in the sauce. I added celery as it adds a nice balance to all the heat and also because I. Black Pepper Tofu got me all excited. We seriously couldn't stop eating these crispy little nuggets of pan-fried tofu that later get tossed in a peppery brown gravy made with aromatics like.

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