Sticky Korean Tofu & Stir Fry Kale Recipe. If you have never cooked tofu, this recipe is a great tasty introduction! A sticky, sweet, savoury and slightly spiced sauce, serve with the perfect company of kale and sticky rice , just the way we like it! If you have never tried “Gochujang” we promise you are going to love this paste, a Korean red chili paste that is savory, sweet, and spicy, Fermented condiment made from chili powder, glutinous rice, meju powder, yeotgireum, and salt. The sweetness comes from the starch of cooked glutinous rice, cultured with saccharifying enzymes during the fermentation process. If you don’t like chilli just replace it with tomato paste. Perfect light dinner or lunch to pack and go!
Ingredients
- 400 g firm tofu or smoked tofu
- 2 Tablespoons corn flour
- Sprinkle white pepper
- Sprinkle sea salt
For the Sauce
- 1 teaspoon peanut oil or sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon ginger chopped
- 3 Tablespoons garlic chopped
- ¼ cup mirin or rice wine (not vinegar)
- ¼ cup tamari sauce or soy
- 1 zest orange zest of 1 orange
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1-2 tablespoons Gochujang Korean red chilli paste or any chilli paste
- 1 tablespoons chili paste 1-2 tbsp, red chili paste like Sambal Oelek or sriracha, more to taste.
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar or algave syrup
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar more to taste
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
For the Kale stir fry
- 200 g Kale washed, and chopped finely (remove core)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 4 Tbsp. vegetable stock
- sea salt to taste
- white pepper to taste
Garnish
- sesame seeds Toasted
- Korean Chilli Flakes ChanChan Korean Chilli Flakes
Instructions
To make the sauce
- Sauté the garlic and ginger in the oil over medium heat until fragrant and golden.
- Add the wine, simmer for 2 minutes, stir in the tamari sauce, orange zest, orange juice, gochujang (or tomato pure if you don’t like chilli), chili paste, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil.
- Taste for heat, adding more and adjusting the flavour if you like. Turn heat off.
To make the kale
- Heat up on medium to high heat, a wok or non stick frying pan.
- Stir fry kale with vegetable stock and seasoning. about 2-5 minutes, until kale turns bright green. Ready to serve.
Tofu
- Cut tofu lengthwise or diced, pat dry with a kitchen paper towel.
- Sprinkle white pepper & sea salt. Toss in corn flour.
- Fry with a tiny amount of sesame oil, until crispy.
- Toss in the hot sauce before serving, sprinkle some sesame seeds & chilli flakes.
- Serve with stir fry Kale and your carbohydrate of choice, we love sticky black rice.
Nutrition
RECIPE FROM MY NUTRITION IRELAND
My Nutrition Ireland is a Nutritional & Health Consultancy, set up by Thomas Coleman and Jeeny Maltese in 2013. Understanding the importance of Health, how it impacts on people’s well-being & performance. Jeeny Maltese is a chef, passionate about Food & Health. A talented chef described as a “Latin Nigella Lawson”. Tom Coleman, a Nutritionist with a background in Science & Health Promotion, with a life time passion in Health, Sports & Science.
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