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Gochujang tofu & vegetable rice bowls
Crispy tofu in a sweet-spicy gochujang glaze with charred veg over short-grain rice.
Ingredients
Servings 2
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Method
- Step 1
Cook the rice.
- Step 2
Toss tofu in cornflour; fry in half the oil until crisp. Remove.
- Step 3
Char the courgette and carrot in the remaining oil.
- Step 4
Whisk gochujang, soy, maple and vinegar with 2 tbsp water; bubble 1 minute and toss the tofu back through.
- Step 5
Serve over rice with veg, sesame and spring onions.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 540 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 22g |
| Carbohydrates | 66g |
| – of which sugars | 12g |
| Fibre | 7g |
| Fat | 21g |
| – of which saturates | 3g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.6g |
| Calcium | 300mg |
| Iron | 3.7mg |
| Salt | 1.6g |
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