Pan-fried Tofu With Spicy Peanut Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 200 g firm tofu
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• salt and pepper, to taste
• oil, for frying
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter (i used crunchy)
• 3 tablespoons skim milk or 3 tablespoons soymilk or 3 tablespoons coconut milk (will do)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce or 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili sauce or 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 dash chili flakes
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 drain tofu (i pressed gently between paper towels).
• 2 cut into bite-sized cubes.
• 3 toss with cornstarch, coating the cubes.
• 4 sprinkle a little salt and pepper.
• 5 heat some oil (about 3-4 tablespoon, just ensure pan is coated).
• 6 fry the tofu cubes in batches, making sure all sides are lightly browned.
• 7 drain on paper towels, then sprinkle with salt and pepper if desired.
• 8 sauce: heat the milk in small saucepan (you can make sauce in microwave too).
• 9 add peanut butter, stirring well.
• 10 add other seasonings, according to personal taste (i love spicy food, so i added lots of chilli flakes!). if you use coconut milk, add 1/2 - 1 tsp of lime juice too - it will be great!
• 11 serve hot, as a snack or appetizer. sometimes i serve them with a sweet chinese dessert: green bean soup.