The Chef's Apprentice: Tofu's tops (+ recipes)

Marinated tofu kebabs with wild rice. Photo / Supplied

Kelly Young finds novels ways to tart up tofu and go wild with rice.

Marinated tofu kebabs with wild rice

275g NZ organic firm tofu, cut into 1cm blocks
5 tbsp tamari soy sauce (which is better for your health than soy sauce)
5 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp Attitude Foods Horopito Hit Seasoning
1 tsp palm sugar, finely grated (which is better for you than white sugar)
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely diced
1½ tsp NZ garlic, crushed
1½ tbsp Olivado Olive Oil

1 Whisk all ingredients except the tofu together in a shallow dish. Add tofu and cover with extra soy sauce and rice vinegar if needed. Refrigerate overnight or at least two hours, gently turning the tofu every now and then to help marinade.

Tofu skewers

Marinade juice
Marinated tofu, chunks larger than vegetables
½ yellow capsicum, cut into small chunks
½ red capsicum, cut into small chunks
½ red onion, cut into small chunks
Olivado High Heat Oil
6-8 Skewers

1 In a saucepan bring marinade to boil and reduce to taste, over half. Remove from the pan.

2 Make up skewers mixing the veges and tofu and season. Add enough oil to the pan so that you can shallow-fry the skewers until they are golden brown over a medium heat. Spoon over the marinade while cooking.

Wild Rice

1 cup wild rice
2 tbsp pickled ginger, chopped
150g fresh baby spinach, blanched
2 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp Attitude Foods Arabian Dukkah
1 tsp Attitude Foods Kaffir Kick Seasoning

1 Follow cooking instructions for the rice.

2 Mix all of the ingredients together.

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