Sesame, almond and black pepper tofu bowl

Name: Sesame, almond and black pepper tofu bowl
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 400g firm tofu 1 tablespoon pepper 3 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons tamaril 1 tablespoon maple syrup 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 100g Tenderstem broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 x 400g tin of black beans, drained and rinsed 3 spring onions, finely sliced 1 red chilli, finely sliced 1 heaped tablespoon almond butter salt and pepper 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tablespoons or tamari (or soy sauce); 1 heaped tablespoon almond butter

5 steps

Prep:15minCook:15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:06:17 GMT

Ingredients

2 servings

400gfirm tofu

1 tablespoonpepper

3 tablespoonssesame oil

1 tablespoonmaple syrup

2 tablespoonsrice vinegar

100gTenderstem broccoli

400gblack beans

2 tablespoonstamari

or soy sauce

1 heaped tablespoonalmond butter

Instructions

Step 1

1. Lightly press some of the liquid out of the tofu using kitchen paper. Once it feels dry, chop it into bite-sized cubes, then place these in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of the sesame oil, 1 tablespoon. of the tamari and a generous sprinkling of salt.

Step 2

Pour the tofu and all of the sesame oil mix into a large frying pan, making sure there is space for the tofu to sit flat in the pan; you don't want cubes sitting on top of each other. Fry it on a high heat for about 7-8 minutes, until it's golden and lightly charred, tossing it every few minutes. Remove from the heat and place to one side.

Step 3

While the tofu cooks, blanch the broccoli. Simply place it in a bowl of boiling water and drain it after 3 minutes, when it's still al dente.

Step 4

Add the spring onions, chilli and garlic to the frying pan you used for the tofu (there's no need to wash it in-between) with the final tablespoon of sesame oil and the other tablespoon of tamari, the pepper, maple syrup and rice vinegar and place on a medium heat.

Step 5

After a minute or so add the broccoli, black beans and almond butter and sauté for about 3 minutes, to heat the beans through. Add the tofu right at the end, with 2-3 tablespoons of water, which should loosen the sauce. Leave it all for a minute or so to warm the water a little and let it all meld together before serving.