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Tofu Pepper Stir Fried

Tofu Pepper Stir Fried

Tofu pepper is a flavorful and nutritious dish with a glossy umami stir-fry sauce. This dish can easily become your go-to weeknight dinner. It's simple, quick and can pair very well with either rice or noodles.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Press the Tofu 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Asian
Servings 3 people
Calories 289 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 medium Red onion
  • 1 medium Green pepper
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Inch Fresh ginger
  • 4 Green onion
  • 2 tablespoon oil

Air frying Tofu

  • 1 block Firm Tofu
  • 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 3 tablespoon Corn flour

For the sauce

  • 2 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon White vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Mirin
  • 2 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup

Instructions
 

Prepping the Tofu and Air Frying

  • Take the tofu out of the packet and throw all the water. Then either wrap it with a thick clean cloth or use a tofu press. Keep it aside for 15 to 20 minutes for the tofu to release all the excess water.
  • Once done, slice the tofu into bite size small cubes and place it in a mixing bowl.
  • Add all the ingredients mentioned under the recipe card for Air fry tofu. Toss and then layer in a baking tray.
  • Air fry at 400 F for 10 minutes. Toss and continue to air fry for 5 minutes.

Preparing the sauce

  • In a small glass or cup, add all the ingredients mentioned under the recipe card for the sauce. Give a mix and keep aside to be used later.

Preparing the final dish

  • Finely chop the garlic and ginger, along with the white and light green portion of the green onion.
  • Dice the red onion and pepper into bite size cubes. Try to keep it of the similar size as the tofu cubes.
  • While the tofu is being air fried, place a heavy bottom skillet at medium heat and pour the oil.
  • Add the finely chopped garlic, ginger and green onion. Toss it around for 2 minutes.
  • Scatter the onion and green pepper, toss it around to mix everything and let it cook for 2 minutes.
  • Pour the prepared sauce and toss it around. Let the sauce thicken, it will take couple minutes.
  • In the meantime, the tofu should be done. Add the crispy tofu and toss it around. Add a bit more green onions on top and serve Tofu Pepper stir-fried warm.

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Nutrition

Calories: 289kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 14gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 1393mgPotassium: 482mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 359IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 3mg
Keyword 30 minutes meal, easy recipe, easy tofu recipe, tofu pepper stir fried, vegetarian/Vegan recipe