I’m “soy” excited about this Chinese spicy tofu dish 😍 {sauces are gifted}
The @melinessauce team were kind enough to send me some of their sauces which are NOT for the faint hearted 🥵
So, I looked up Thomas Middleton’s spicy tofu recipe and got cooking 👩🏼🍳 Original recipe here.
Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
🌱 Tofu
🔥 @melinessauce chilli sauce
🔥 @melinessauce Chinese sauce
🍆 Aubergine
🌱 Vegetable stock
🧅 Onions
🌱 Spring onions
🧄 Garlic
🌱 Sesame oil
🍅 Tomato puree
🧂 Salt
🍚 Rice or noodles
🌱 Sesame seeds
Here’s what ya do:
🌱 Dice the tofu into 3cm pieces, place in a large bowl
🌱 Add sliced onion, chopped garlic, Chinese sauce & Chilli sauce
🌱 Delicately stir it all in well
🌱 Leave this to marinate for 20-30 mins (the longer you leave it, the better)
🌱 Place a saucepan on medium heat add the sesame oil, then the aubergine, fry and stir until golden brown
🌱 Add 1x tsp of Chilli sauce, 2x tbsp of Chinese sauce & tomato puree. Stir well then pour in the stock
🌱 Add the marinated tofu. (now is a perfect time to cook some rice or noodles if you’d like)
🌱 Bring to the boil, simmer for 20 mins on a low heat
🌱 Taste and season, add a little extra Chilli sauce if you’d like it even spicier
🌱 Add the spring onion, stir well.
🌱 Top with sesame seeds
🌱 Serve with rice or noodles
🌱 @melines sauces
📍 Available to buy on the website
💰 Both cost £7.50 each
♻️ Packaging: Glass jars / bottles
🌾 Gluten free? Yes, both
🙋🏼♀️ Extra info: Both organic, they’ll both make a few dishes
💭 Delicious but not for the faint hearted. The chilli sauce is hottt (guess the clue is in the title 😂)
🤷🏼♀️ Order again? Yes