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Bang Bang Tofu Wraps

Soy - Tofu - -

INGREDIENTS

4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
3 tablespoons clear honey
3 tablespoons sherry
5 centimeter piece fresh ginger, grated
2 red chillies, thinly sliced
300 grams / 2/3 pounds marinated tofu pieces
1 small iceberg lettuce
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 carrots, cut into matchsticks
1/2 small cucumber, cut into matchsticks
200 grams / 1/2 pound bean sprouts
4 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander

METHOD

In a large bowl, mix together the soy sauce, five-spice, honey, sherry, ginger, chillies and tofu. Toss well and leave to marinate for 30 minutes.

Remove 8 outer leaves from the lettuce. Rinse with very cold water, then shake off excess water. Place the leaves like upside-down cups on a large plate in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Heat the oil in a large wok. Lift the tofu out of the marinade with a slotted spoon. Stir-fry over a high heat for 2 minutes. Add the carrots and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining ingredients. Divide the hot tofu mixture between the chilled lettuce cups an serve immediately using the marinade as a dipping sauce.

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[Reply] - [link] - Good - [sarita] - 2006/09/19 - 00:15

Very tasty! At first you may think that the marinade is too strong, but once it is cooked, it's delicious! However, I made up my own dipping sauce; I did not use the marinade.