Oriental Style, Stir-Fried Tofu And Hoisin Dish

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   To prepare the hoisin sauce - Mix 2 tablespoons of soy sauce with 1 large tablespoon of smooth peanut butter. Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of honey. Add 1/2 teaspoon of finely chopped/crushed garlic. Add 1 teaspoon of sesame seed oil (or other oil e.g groundnut oil if you don't have sesame). Mix together with a whisk until you get a smooth and even texture. Put to one side ready for later.

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   Start by washing the broccoli, beans and mushrooms. Cut off the tips of the green beans and cut the beans into 1/3 or 1/2 depending on length of bean. Cut off the mushroom stalks and cut the mushrooms into quarters because you want your slices to be quite chunky. Cut the broccoli into slightly smaller sections as these won't cook as easily as mushroom.

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   Cut the tofu into small cubes, as you would a block of feta cheese and pat dry with kitchen roll several times - this step is very important. Add a glug of olive oil and a teaspoon of soy sauce to a frying pan and place on the hob on a medium heat. Then add the cubes of tofu to the pan and cook for about 10 minutes, occasionally rotating the cubes over until golden brown on the outside. Once the cubes of tofu are cooked place them on a plate aside to stop them from burning or crumbling.

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   Top up the pan with another glug of olive oil and another teaspoon of soy sauce and add the cut up green beans, mushrooms and broccoli to the pan. I find that the pan gets dry quite quickly and you don't want the veg to burn but also don't want to overload on oil, so I add between 100-150ml after about 1 minute. This will evaporate off shortly so won't dilute your food. Stir the vegetables frequently to avoid burning and this should take around 6-8 minutes. Once the veg are soft and tinted golden-brown turn the heat down to the lowest.

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   Add the already cooked cubes of tofu and the hoisin sauce you made earlier and stir until all of the veg and tofu is covered by the sauce. Stir this for around 2 minutes until the tofu and sauce are heated like the veg.

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   Serve straight into a bowl with rice, noodles or buy itself and season to taste. Finally, enjoy!

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.