Simple Way to Make Ultimate Kung Pao Tofu

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, kung pao tofu. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Kung Pao Tofu is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Kung Pao Tofu is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have kung pao tofu using 14 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Kung Pao Tofu:

1. Get Garlic
2. Prepare Scallions
3. Prepare Ginger
4. Prepare Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)
5. Take Firm Tofu
6. Get Unsalted Roasted Peanuts
7. Take Szechuan Peppercorns
8. Take White Rice
9. Get Black Vinegar
10. Prepare Soy Sauce
11. Get Cornstarch
12. Prepare Dried Chilis
13. Prepare Sesame Oil
14. Prepare water

Steps to make Kung Pao Tofu:

1. Peel and mince the garlic and ginger.
2. Slice the scallions.
3. Roughly chop the Chinese broccoli.
4. Drain the tofu and cut it into 1-inch cubes, then pat dry with a paper towel.
5. With the side of your knife, smash the Szechuan peppercorns to crack them slightly.
6. Roughly chop the peanuts.
7. Cook the sticky rice in a rice cooker.
8. In a large pan (nonstick, if you have one), heat a couple teaspoons of oil on high until hot. Add the tofu and cook 4 to 6 minutes, or until browned on all sides, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a plate.
9. While the tofu cooks, make the slurry. In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch, soy sauce, black vinegar and ¾ cup of water until smooth.
10. In the same pan, heat a couple teaspoons of oil on medium-high until hot. Add the Chinese broccoliand cook 1 to 2 minutes, or until bright green.
11. Add the scallions, ginger and garlic and cook 1 to 2 minutes, or until fragrant, stirring frequently.
12. Stir in the slurry, sesame oil, whole dried chilis and as much of the Szechuan peppercorns as you’d like, depending on how spicy you’d like the dish to be. Cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until thoroughly combined.
13. Stir in the browned tofu and cook 1 to 2 minutes, or until thickened and saucy; season with salt and pepper to taste.
14. To plate your dish, divide the rice, tofu and Chinese broccoli between 2 plates, removing the whole dried chilis. Garnish with the chopped peanuts.

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