Zucchini Mapo Tofu

Zucchini Mapo Tofu

Recipe by Louis Tikaram

Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

40g vegetable oil
40g minced garlic
40g minced ginger
55g Toban Djan (chilli bean sauce)
40g Ayam soy sauce
40g Ayam oyster sauce
1L Coles vegetable stock
20g corn starch
200g silken tofu
200g diced zucchini

Method

Add the vegetable oil to a medium saucepan.

In the pot, add the minced garlic and ginger, sautéing over low heat for 3 minutes until fragrant.

In a bowl, mix in the Toban Djan (chilli bean sauce) and cook until very aromatic.

Pour the vegetable stock into the pot and bring it to a boil. Add the soy sauce.

In a separate bowl, whisk the corn starch with a little water until smooth, then add it to the pot, stirring until the sauce thickens.

Gently fold in the silken tofu and diced zucchini, cooking until the zucchini is just tender, about 2 minutes.

Serve up with steamed rice as part of a shared meal or enjoy as a warming winter bowl by itself.