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Sweet & Sour Tofu Stir-Fry with Noodles Vegetarian Express
Serves 2

• Stir-fry
• 125g/4oz thin noodles
• 4 tsp toasted sesame oil or plain cooking oil if you can’t get it (not olive)
• 250-300g/8-10oz packet firm tofu, drained and sliced long ways into 2-3 ‘steaks, depending on thickness of slab
• 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
• 1 courgette, cut into matchsticks
• 125g/4oz mange tout, halved
• 8 spring onions, sliced
• 250g/8oz can water chestnuts, drained and halved

• Sauce
• ½ tsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp shoyu or tamari soya sauce
• 1 tsp castor sugar
• 1 tbsp syrup (golden or date)
• 1 tbsp sherry
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar (use ½ white wine vinegar to ½ water if you can’t get it)

1. Boil kettle for noodles.
2. Heat 2 tsp of sesame oil in a frying pan or wok, add tofu ‘steaks’ and fry on both sides until crisp and golden brown. This will take about 4-5 minutes on each side and you may need to do it in two batches, depending on size of pan, so do it before you begin work on vegetables.
3. Cook noodles in pan of boiling water for required time on packet, drain in cold water and set aside.
4. While tofu is cooking, mix together sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
5. Heat remaining sesame oil in a wok and add all vegetables.
6. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes until heated through but still crunchy.
7. Once tofu golden brown on each side, remove and drain on kitchen paper.
8. Give sauce a quick stir then pour into wok and stir until thickened.
9. Slice tofu into small pieces, add to pan and stir until coated with sauce.
10. Heat noodles through gently and serve sweet & sour veggies with them.