Sweet & Spicy Cashew and Tofu Stir-Fry with Brown Rice

• This plant-based stir-fry is bursting with flavours!
• Wonderfully spicy, sweet, sour and salty, it sure hits all of those umami spots!
• Easy to make with your regular cupboard ingredients.
• Full of protein and nutrients.
• This recipe makes 4 portions.

Firm Tofu, Organic 500g (Biona)

1 firm tofu block

Organic Cashew Nut Pieces 500g (Sussex Wholefoods)

4tbsp cashew nuts

Long Grain Brown Rice, Organic 1kg Sussex Wholefoods

1 cup brown rice

Pineapple Pieces in Juice, Organic 425g (Biona)

3/4 tin pineapple pieces

Organic Sweetcorn 340g (Biona)

1/2 cup sweetcorn

Buckwud Canadian Maple Syrup 250g (Rowse)

125ml maple syrup

Tamari Soya Sauce, Organic 150ml (Clearspring)

50ml soya sauce

Hot Pepper Sauce, Organic 140g (Biona)

1tbsp hot pepper sauce

Ume Shiso Seasoning 150ml by Clearspring

4tbsp ume shiso (can be replaced with vinegar)

Garlic Paste 150g (Hampshire Foods)

1tsp garlic paste (or 2 fresh garlic cloves)

Ginger Paste 150g (Hampshire Foods)

1tsp ginger paste (or 2cm fresh garlic root)

Organic Sesame Seeds (1kg) - Sussex WholeFoods

2tbsp sesame seeds

Organic Toasted Sesame Oil 250ml (Clearspring)

3tbsp toasted sesame oil

Thai Stir Fry Seasoning 50g (Hampshire Foods)

1 tbsp Thai stir fry mix

Organic Cornflour 110g (Dove's Farm)

2tbsp corn flour

Fine Pink Himalayan Salt 1kg (Sussex Wholefoods)

salt to taste

Other Ingredients

• Vegetables of your choice, we used onions, broccoli and mushrooms.
• Water.

Method

1. Cook one cup brown rice in 2 cups of water until soft.
2. Cut tofu into cubes, cover in cornflour and fry in a wok on 1tbsp of sesame oil until slightly golden.
3. In a medium bowl, mix maple syrup, soya sauce, ume shiso (or vinegar), chilli sauce, ginger, garlic and sesame seeds.
4. Add to the tofu, mix and fry until the sauce gets sticky.
5. Remove tofu from the wok.
6. Add 2 tbsp sesame oil to the unwashed wok, turn the heat up.
7. Add the vegetables, cashews and sweetcorn and cook over high heat taking care not to brown the vegetables.
8. Add Thai stir fry mix and pineapple and fry until vegetables are cooked, but still crunchy.
9. Put rice, vegetables and tofu in medium soup bowls and enjoy!