Main Dishes Recipes - Tofu and Broccoli in Sweet-and-Sour Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 200g/7oz broccoli florets

• 1 carrot, thickly sliced

• 1 tsp sesame oil

• 2 tsp sunflower oil

• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

• 1 cm/1/2in ginger, finely chopped

• 1 medium onion, diced

• 300g/11 oz firm tofu, diced into 1cm/1/2in x 1cm/1/2in cubes

• 100g/4oz shiitake mushrooms, thickly sliced

• salt and black pepper

For the Sauce:

• 1 1/4cups/300ml/11fl oz chicken or vegetable stock

• 1 Tbsp shaoxing wine (Chinese rice wine) or dry sherry

• 2 Tbsp sugar

• 3 Tbsp tomato ketchup

• 2 Tbsp Chinese light soy sauce

• 2 Tbsp vinegar

• 1 1/2 Tbsp corn flour

• 3 Tbsp water

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Blanch the broccoli and carrot in a pan of boiling water for 3 minutes before draining.

2. Heat the sesame and vegetable oil in a wok or frying pan, add the garlic, ginger and onion, and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the tofu and stir-fry for another 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Add the broccoli, carrot and mushrooms before stir-frying for 2 more minutes. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.

4. Add the stock, rice wine, sugar, tomato ketchup, soy sauce and vinegar and bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.

5. Dissolve the corn flour with water and stir into the pan to thicken the sauce. Serve hot.

Note: An easily prepared dish best eaten with a bowl of steaming rice.