dit Szechuan Tofu will fix all your spicy Chinese food cravings! It’s a delicious crispy tofu stir-fry coated with a spicy Sichuan sauce packed with garlic, chili pepper, and Szechuan pepper.
Ons is groot aanhangers van tofu resepte for a quick family dinner. While we love our sweet and sour orange tofu recipe, sometimes you need a spicier dish, and Szechuan cuisine is the best for that.
Szechuan Tofu a spicy tofu dish cooked with a lot of chili, garlic, and a few other Chinese classic condiments that create a sticky spicy sauce. It’s a bit similar to Mapo tofu, another Sichuan dish, but it’s less spicy and vegan. Mapo tofu which is cooked with ground pork.
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Szechuan Tofu
Bestanddele
- 2 blokke Stewige Tofu - 10 ounces, pressed
- 3 eetlepels mielieblom
- ½ teelepel Szechuan Peppercorn - (or ground black pepper)
- ¼ teelepel vars gemmer
- ¼ teelepel Knoffelpoeier
- 2 eetlepels Sesam-olie
Szechuan Sauce
- 3 eetlepels Tamari -sous - or low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 eetlepels Sriracha sous
- 3 eetlepels water
- 2 eetlepels Esdoringstroop
- 1 eetlepel mielieblom
- ½ teelepel Chinese Five Spices Powder
- 2 Knoffelhuisies - gemaalde
- 1 eetlepel Chinese kookwyn - or mirin
- ½ teelepel Chili vlokkies
- ¼ teelepel Szechuan Peppercorn - (or ground black pepper)
Present
- 1 ½ koppie Bruinrys
- 1 ½ koppie Edamame
instruksies
- Press the tofu in a clean kitchen towel and press, placing the block on the benchtop with a heavy weight on top – like a cookbook. Set aside for 10 minutes until the tofu block is dry and towel wet.
- Meanwhile, whisk all the Szechuan sauce ingredients in a bowl with a fork or small whisk until no more cornstarch lumps remain. Set aside.
- Cut the drained tofu block into 1-inch cubes. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir cornstarch, Szechuan pepper, garlic powder, and ginger.
- Toss the tofu cubes in cornstarch mixture, making sure all sides are coated.
- In a large non-stick skillet, add sesame oil and tofu cubes, and fry on all sides until crispy or about 5-6 minutes. Add more oil if needed for ultra-crispy tofu.
- Pour the Szechuan sauce into the pan, reduce heat, stir to coat, and cook for 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens and turns into a vibrant, glossy color.
- Serve immediately with noodles or rice and chopped scallions and sesame seeds.
stoor
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Rewarm in a warm non-stick saucepan or microwave-safe bowl. Freeze it for up to 1 month. Thaw in the fridge the day before serving.
Voeding
Bestanddele en vervangings
All you need to make this Chinese tofu dish are a few ingredients and under 20 minutes.
- Ekstra Ferm Tofu – Pressed to remove water. Some firm tofu you can buy in popular grocery stores aren’t very firm and need to be pressed for a long time to extract their water. This is essential for the texture of the dish.
- mielieblom – for thickness.
- Szechuan Peppercorn – Despite its name, this spice is completely unrelated to pepper or even chili.
- Ginger en Knoffelpoeier – vir geur.
- Sesam-olie – Sesame oil brings the best flavors, but you can also use peanut oil or any oil you love using to fry food. Canola oil is often used in Chinese restaurants.
- Sojasous or tamari sauce.
- Sriracha sous – to give it zing. You can also use chili paste.
- Esdoringstroop – You can use other sweeteners as well such as brown sugar, coconut nectar, or coconut sugar.
- Chinese Five Spices Powder – This is key to getting the classic flavor.
- Chinese kookwyn or mirin
- Chili vlokkies
How To Make Szechuan Tofu
- First, you need to press the tofu to remove its moisture. Wrap it into paper towels, or place it in a tofu press.
- Place a heavy weight on top of the tofu to help the moisture come out. Then, set it aside for 10 minutes or until the towel is wet and the tofu is dry.
- Place the tofu blocks on a chopping board and cut them into cubes.
- In a large bowl, add cornstarch, garlic powder, Szechuan pepper, and ginger.
- Toss the tofu in the cornstarch mixture until all the sides of the cubes are well coated. Set aside.
- Whisk all the Szechuan sauce ingredients in another bowl until no more lumps of cornstarch can be seen.
- Warm a large cast iron skillet or large non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the tofu pieces and stir fry for 5 to 6 minutes, shaking the pan often until all the cubes are crispy. Add more oil if needed to ensure crispy tofu bites.
- Add the sauce to the wok. It will sizzle, so reduce to low-medium heat, stir, and cook for 1 or 2 minutes until the sauce is sticky and glossy.
- Taste the sauce and adjust adding a pinch of salt, or more chili flakes if not spicy enough.
Voeg groente by
You can use this recipe to make a tofu veggie stir-fry. After you fried the tofu, stir up to 2 cups of the below vegetables into the wok, before adding the sauce. Stir fry the tofu and vegetables for a few minutes until fragrant and half cooked, still crunchy.
- Ui – brown or white, sliced
- Carrot Stick
- Broccoli blommetjies
- Mushroom Slices
- Chinese kool gekerfde
- Aspersies
- Groenbone
- Blomkoolblomme
Spicy Food Pairing
This spicy tofu recipe is tongue-numbing, so you need some sides to help your tongue recover from the spicy food. A simple side to this recipe is:
- Rice – try my coconut jasmine rice for smooth rice that helps decrease the spiciness of food in your mouth.
- noedels – Ramen, soba, or rice noodles if gluten-free.
- Koolslaai
- Komkommerslaai
beleg
Feel free to serve this tofu with any of your favorite Chinese cuisine toppings. Some of our favorites are:
- A pinch of sesame seeds – we blend black sesame seeds and white sesame seeds.
- Fresh chili slices or jalapeno slices
- Sprietuie
Allergie-ruilings
If you need to replace some ingredients, use the options below.
- Gluten-Free – Replace the soy sauce with tamari sauce.
- Mielievry – Try arrowroot flour or tapioca starch instead of cornstarch.
Algemene vrae
Below are my answers to your most frequent questions about this recipe.
You can bake the coated tofu cubes instead of frying them in oil. To do so, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and place the tofu cubes on the sheet, making sure they don’t touch each other. Spray oil on the cubes and bake them for 30 minutes, flipping halfway. Bake until crispy and golden brown before transferring to a skillet and pouring the tofu sauce.
A good Szechuan sauce combines many spicy ingredients from Szechuan pepper, a highly spicy pepper, with garlic, red chili pepper, and sriracha sauce.
Szechuan cuisine, also called Sichuan cuisine is a very spicy type of Chinese cuisine from the Sichuan province. The signature of this region is spicy food coming from Sichuan Peppercorn a type of spicy pepper ranging from 50,000-75,000 SHU on the Scoville-skaal. Jalapenos are at 5,000 SHU for reference.
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This was lovely. Great spice kick coupled with wonderful flavors made this dish a delight to eat. We added veggies as suggested and it worked well with enough sauce. (Did not add corn starch to the sauce)
Will be making again for sure.
Dankie vir die deel!
Thank you so much for the feedback!
Love your blog! I did this recipe and it was great!
Dankie!!!