⁣⁣VEGAN CASHEW PINEAPPLE TOFU

Ingredients.

• For SAUCE – Combine all the ingredients below in a bowl.
• 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp ginger, grated
• 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp corn starch dissolved in 2 tbsp water
• 1 scallion, chopped

• For KUNG PAO
• 1 tbsp avocado oil
• 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 cup pineapple, cubed
• ¼ cup cashews, lightly toasted
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 bird’s eye chili, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tsp Szechuan pepper
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• Crispy tofu and sauce
• Chopped scallions to serve

Method.

Heat the avocado oil in a skillet and once hot add the onion and salute 2 mins. Add the bell peppers, pineapple and bird’s eye chili and continue cooking until peppers slightly soften or 5 mins max.

Add the Szechuan pepper and stir again then add the rice wine vinegar and cook until it for 1-2 mins. Add the sauce and stir everything together until the sauce thickens. Add the tofu and stir to coat in the sauce and cook 1 more min.

Remove from heat, stir in the cashews and serve alongside grain of choice then top with scallions.
Enjoy!

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