Udon bowl with Hoisin tofu and cucumber salad

Total: 30 min. | Active: 30 min.
vegan, lactose-free

Crispy, spicy tofu, slightly hot chilli udon noodles and a crisp cucumber salad with a garlic and chilli sauce – culinary fireworks in a bowl! Enjoy this Asian fusion dish warm, straight after it has been cooked, or take it with you in a Tupperware box. It also tastes great cold.

Recipe by:
Joel & Muriel

Ingredients

for 4 people

Tofu
4 tbsp oil for frying
500 g tofu, cut into cubes
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp hoisin sauce
garlic cloves, finely chopped
Cucumber salad
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp Sriracha sauce (see note)
4 tbsp black sesame seeds
cucumbers, cut into cubes
Noodles
4 parcel udon noodles (Mei Yang, 150 g each)
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp Sriracha sauce
spring onion incl. green part, cut into thin rings

How it's done

Tofu

Heat the oil in a wide non-stick frying pan. Reduce the heat, add the tofu, season with salt, fry for approx. 5 mins. until crispy, turning occasionally. Remove the tofu, mix with the Hoisin sauce, set aside. Place the garlic in a bowl, pour the remainder of the hot oil from the pan over the top.

Cucumber salad

Add the soya sauce, Sriracha sauce and sesame seeds to the garlic oil, mix well. Add the cucumber and mix well.

Noodles

Heat the noodles as per the packet instructions, place in a bowl, mix in the soya sauce and Sriracha sauce, serve with the tofu and cucumbers. Garnish with the spring onions.

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