The Chinese Black Pepper Sauce that's calling your name!
Ingredients
- Rice½ cups
- Onion1
- Bell pepper1
- Extra firm tofu175 g
- Peppercorn1 tsp
- Soy sauce2 tsp
- Dark soy sauce1 tsp
- Oyster sauce1 tsp
- Vinegar½ tsp
- Toasted sesame oil
- Potato starch½ tsp
- Garlic · grated1 tsp
- Ginger · grated1 tsp
- Avocado oil1 + 1 tsp
Instructions
- Cook the jasmine rice: rinse and drain it 2-3 times, add 1/2 cup water, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir, reduce to medium-low, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and let the rice steam for another 10 minutes.
- Cut the onion, green bell pepper and red bell pepper into small bite-sized pieces. Pat the extra-firm tofu dry and cut it into bite-sized cubes.
- Toast the black peppercorns in a dry nonstick pan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, then coarsely crush them in a mortar and pestle.
- Whisk the crushed pepper in a bowl with the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, plant-based oyster sauce, black vinegar, sesame oil, potato starch, 2 tbsp water, garlic and ginger.
- Sear the tofu in the pan over medium heat with 1 tsp avocado oil for a few minutes, tossing once and searing a couple more minutes. Set the tofu aside.
- Add 1 tsp avocado oil to the pan, then the peppers and onion. Sear a few minutes, then toss and sauté a few more minutes.
- Return the tofu to the pan with the sauce, stir and cook for about 1 minute. Serve with the steamed rice.
Summarized from Yeung Man Cooking's video. Watch it for the details.
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