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Crispy Sesame Tofu with Veggie Fried Rice
This Japanese-inspired dish is big on flavour. There's crispy, golden tofu - crusted in sesame and furikake seasoning. A sticky tamari-ginger sauce for drizzling. And fibre-filled brown rice, sizzled with that delicious sauce, plus sugar snaps and pak choi for greens.
High protein
9 plants
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp furikake (Sesame) (Black Sesame (48%), White Sesame (43%), Salted Shiso Leaf: (Red Shiso, Sea Salt, Ume Plum seasoning (Ume plum, sea salt)).)
- 80g sugar snap peas
- 80g brown rice (brown rice (100%))
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 1 pak choi
- 4cm fresh ginger
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 280g tofu (Soya) (Tofu (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari))
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 2 garlic clove
- 1 romano pepper
- 2 tbsp tamari (Soya) (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar)
- 2 tsp sesame seeds (Sesame) (white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 593
Protein: 31g
Carbs: 46g
Fat: 30g
Ingredients
- 1 pak choi (use half)
- 1 unwaxed lime (use half)
- 2 tsp maple syrup (use half)
- 280g tofu (use half) (Soya) (Tofu (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari))
- 2 tbsp tamari (use half) (Soya) (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar)
- 2 garlic clove
- 4cm fresh ginger (use half)
- 80g brown rice (use half) (brown rice (100%))
- 2 tsp sesame seeds (use half) (Sesame) (white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds)
- 2 tsp cornflour (use half)
- 1 tbsp furikake (use half) (Sesame) (Black Sesame (48%), White Sesame (43%), Salted Shiso Leaf: (Red Shiso, Sea Salt, Ume Plum seasoning (Ume plum, sea salt)).)
- 1 romano pepper (use half)
- 80g sugar snap peas (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 599
Protein: 31g
Carbs: 47g
Fat: 30g
Crispy Sesame Tofu with Veggie Fried Rice
This Japanese-inspired dish is big on flavour. There's crispy, golden tofu - crusted in sesame and furikake seasoning. A sticky tamari-ginger sauce for drizzling. And fibre-filled brown rice, sizzled with that delicious sauce, plus sugar snaps and pak choi for greens.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Bring a large saucepan filled with salted water to the boil
- Pull out a small bowl, a medium mixing bowl, a sieve, a grater, a medium frying pan & a large frying pan
Cook the rice & prep
- Add the rice to the saucepan and boil for 25-30 mins, until cooked, then drain
- Meanwhile, cut the pak choi into bite-sized pieces. Thinly slice the pepper
- Finely grate the garlic and ginger. Halve the lime
Coat the tofu & make the sauce
- Drain the tofu and pat dry with paper towel. Slice into 1cm wide strips
- Place the cornflour, sesame seeds and half the furikake in the medium mixing bowl with a pinch of salt and mix to combine. Add the tofu strips and toss to coat evenly
- Mix the tamari, maple syrup, a squeeze of lime juice, remaining furikake, half the ginger and half the garlic in the small bowl
Golden tofu
- Heat the medium frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the tofu and cook for 8-10 mins, turning occasionally, until golden brown
Make the veggie fried rice
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the remaining ginger and garlic and cook for 1 min
- Add the pepper, pak choi and sugar snaps. Cook for 3-4 mins, until softening
- Stir in the cooked rice and half the sauce. Add a squeeze of lime juice and toss to combine
Plate up
- Serve the veggie fried rice topped with the sesame tofu. Drizzle with the remaining sauce
- Serve any remaining lime, cut into wedges
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