Main Dishes Recipes - Stir-Fried Tofu and Prawns with Vegetables Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp sunflower or soy oil

• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

• 1 cm/1/2in ginger, finely chopped

• 150g/5oz mangetout

• 150g/5oz fresh shiitake mushrooms

• 400g/14oz firm tofu, cut lengthways and sliced into 1 cm/1/2in thickness

• 350g/12oz prawns

• 4 spring onion, chopped

• salt and black pepper

• 2 Tbsp shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry

• 1 1/2 cups/350ml/12 fl oz vegetable stock

• 3 Tbsp corn flour

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan, add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute.

2. Add the sugar peas or mangetouts and shiitake mushrooms, and stir-fry for 2 to 3 more minutes.

3. Add the tofu, prawns and spring onions, and stir-fry for about 2 minutes more. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper, add the shaoxing wine, and stir-fry for 1 minute.

4. Dissolve the corn flour in the vegetable stock and pour this into the wok.

5. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and simmer for 2 minutes or until the sauce has thickened. Serve hot.

Note: Shaoxing rice wine is widely used as a drinking wine in China. While it might not suit some western palates or dishes. It is an indispensable ingredient in Chinese cooking. You can use dry sherry as a substitute but if you can get hold of a bottle of shaoxing, you will taste the difference in this recipe.