SWEET & SOUR TOFU

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Enjoy our sweet and sour tofu for one. With pineapple, red pepper, onion and Chinese flavourings, it's vegan and healthy, delivering three of your 5-a-day

Provided by Esther Clark

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 tbsp rapeseed or vegetable oil
75g extra-firm tofu , cut into 2cm chunks
½ onion , cut into thin wedges
½ red pepper , chopped into chunks
1 large garlic clove , finely sliced
80g fresh pineapple chunks
1 tbsp low-salt ketchup
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
½ tbsp dark soy sauce
cooked basmati rice , to serve
sesame seeds , to serve

Steps:

Heat half the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the tofu and fry for 5 mins, turning regularly, until golden brown on all sides. Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Heat the remaining oil in the pan over a high heat. Fry the onion, pepper and garlic for 5-6 mins, or until the veg begins to soften. Add the pineapple, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce and 50ml water, and simmer for 1 min, or until slightly reduced. Stir the tofu back into the pan.
Cook the basmati rice following pack instructions. Serve the tofu in bowls with the rice and a sprinkling of sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 530 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 75 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 15 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium