TOFU IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

3 tb Peanut or light sesame oil
5 ea Garlic cloves
-- finely chopped
1 tb Ginger, finely grated
3 tb Chinese black beans
3 tb Onions, coarsely chopped
2 tb Soy sauce
2 tb Barley or rice malt
2 c  Water
3 tb Kuzu, dissolved in...
1/3 c  Water
1 lb Firm tofu, sliced
2 ts Dark sesame oil

In a wok, heat oil until nearly smoking.

Add garlic and ginger, and stir-fry rapidly over high heat for 1
minute.

Add black beans, and stir for 30 seconds. Add onions, and stir for
2-3 minutes.

Add soy sauce, sweetener, and water. Bring to a boil.

Add kuzu. Stir with a wooden spoon until it thickens and becomes
clear and shiny.

Stir in tofu and dark sesame oil, and simmer 2-3 minutes. Serve on
rice with blanched Chinese greens.

John Paino and Lisa Messinger, ‘The Tofu Book’ Posted by Karen Mintzias

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