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Tofu in Soy and Honey Marinade
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Prep time 10mins
Cook time 20mins
Serves or Makes: 2
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ingredients
- 250 gram tofu
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 red pepper
- 40 milliliter soy sauce
- 400 grams spring beans
- 150 milliliter coconut milk
- 170 grams rice
- 10 grams sesame seeds
- 3 tablespoons honey
Method
Step 1
Dry the tofu with kitchen towel. Peel and grate the ginger. Finely chop the garlic. Remove the seeds from the pepper and cut finely.
Step 2
In a bowl mix the soy sauce, honey, ginger, half of the red pepper and half of the garlic. Dice the tofu. Optionally you can pinch some holes in the tofu with a fork, this way the tofu will soak up the marinade better. Put the tofu in the marinade for at least 10 minutes.
Step 3
Remove the ends of the beans and cut them in half. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan, add the remaining garlic and remaining red pepper and the green beans. Bake for 10-15 minutes, stir occasionally.
Step 4
In the meantime; bring 250ml water and the coconut milk to a boil and cook the rice in a pan with a lid. Cook the rice in 12-15 minutes (covered), let it steam off without the lid afterwards. Heat the sesame seeds in a frying pan without oil until they start coloring. Set aside.
Step 5
Heat some olive oil in a frying pan and bake the tofu with the marinade on low to medium fire for about 4 minutes per side. Stir occasionally. Divide the rice over two plates or bowls. Serve with the green beans and tofu and garnish with the sesame seeds.