Sweet and Sour Pineapple Tofu

Prep time: 25 mins | Cooking time: 15 mins | Serves 5 You can never go wrong with a sweet and sour dish - always a crowd pleaser! Give this easy recipe a go at home and let us know what you think!

This dish was one of the recipes we taught at our live cooking demonstrations at the 2024 Waihi Vegetarian Festival.

Ingredients

• Firm tofu x 2 pieces (pat dry and cubed)

• Fresh pineapple x 1 cup (diced)

• Orange or red capsicum x 1 (diced)

• Carrot x 1 (sliced)

• Cooking oil 2 tbsp

Sauce

• Tomato paste 3 tbsp

• Rice vinegar 2 tbsp

• Brown sugar 2 tbsp

• Salt 1 tsp

• Water 150g

• Corn starch 1 tbsp

• Roasted sesame seeds 1 tbsp
  

Instructions

1. Pat dry the tofu with a clean towel, then cube it in about 1-inch pieces. Warm up a large non-stick pan with a little oil, then add the tofu and cook until both side golden brown.

2. While the tofu is cooking, whisk the water, brown sugar, tomato paste, rice vinegar and corn starch together in a bowl. 

3. Add the oil in the pan, transfer the carrot and capsicum to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes on medium-high heat while stirring often.

4. Then, add the pineapple and pour the sauce over in the pan (whisk the sauce again just before serving). Stir right away until thickened, about 60 seconds. Then, add the tofu and cook for 1-2 more minutes.

   Voilà! Sprinkle on the toasted sesame seeds and serve with rice.