Carrot-tofu Dish

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 40 g rectangles thin fried tofu (usu, age)
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons sake
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
• 600 g carrots, cut into matchsticks
• 26 g sesame seeds (toasted and ground)
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 bring a pan of water to a boil. add the tofu and simmer over a medium heat for 1 minute then drain (this will help remove some of the oil).
• 2 cut the tofu into thin slices on the diagonal.
• 3 mix vinegar, sugar, sake, soy sauce and salt in a bowl. stir until sugar has dissolved.
• 4 heat the oil over a high heat. fry and tofu until the carrot is crisp but tender. (about 3 min) reduce the heat to medium and add the soy mixture and cook for a further 2 minutes.
• 5 stir through the sesame seeds and drizzle with the oil.
• 6 serve.