Korean-Style Popcorn Tofu
Directions
- 1Tear the pressed tofu into bite-sized pieces, or cut into cubes if you prefer a neater shape, and place in a bowl.
- 2Season the tofu with the reduced-salt soy sauce and a generous crack of black pepper.
- 3Sprinkle over the cornflour and toss until all the tofu is evenly coated.
- 4Transfer the tofu to an air fryer basket, spray lightly with olive oil, and cook at 200°C for 15 minutes, shaking the basket a couple of times during cooking to ensure even crisping.
- 5Alternatively, if baking, spread the tofu on a lined baking tray and bake at 200°C fan for about 30 minutes, flipping halfway through, until golden and crisp.
- 6While the tofu cooks, prepare the sauce by adding the tomato paste, gochujang, soy sauce, water, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, maple syrup and garlic powder to a small pan.
- 7Heat the sauce gently over a low to medium heat, stirring, until it warms through and begins to thicken slightly.
- 8Once the tofu is crispy, add it straight to the pan with the sauce and toss well until every piece is evenly coated and sticky.
- 9Remove the tofu from the heat.
- 10Rinse the basmati rice, quinoa and lentils well.
- 11Cook the rinsed basmati rice, quinoa and lentils together in a rice cooker or in a pan with water until tender.
- 12Divide the cooked grain base between two bowls.
- 13Top with the sticky popcorn tofu.
- 14Add the pan-fried tenderstem broccoli.
- 15Finish with a sprinkle of white sesame seeds.
Ingredients
- 400 g extra-firm tofu, drained and pressed
- 1 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- Olive oil spray
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1.5 tbsp gochujang
- 20 ml reduced-salt soy sauce
- 30 ml water
- 0.5 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 8 g brown sugar
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 60 g basmati rice
- 30 g white quinoa
- 30 g green lentils
- 100 g Pan-fried tenderstem broccoli
- White sesame seeds
Equipment
air fryerbaking traysmall panrice cookerpanbowls
Tips
- If you prefer less heat, reduce gochujang to 1 tbsp.
- When cooking tofu in an air fryer, shake the basket a couple of times for even crisping.
- If baking tofu, flip halfway through cooking.
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