O.M.G – have you tried black garlic? The fabulous guys at Sainsbury sent me some to try and I have to say, I’m converted.
It may look gross, after all, there’s not many black foods that we are encouraged to eat…but it’s so weird that it’s good – if you know what I mean?
Black garlic is just your regular white garlic that’s been preserved by being exposed to heat and moisture for more than a month.
The garlic then comes out like jelly, it tastes almost like balsamic vinegar. Its fragrance free too so you can enjoy without the dreaded garlic breath.
I thought I’d make Black Garlic Tofu. It’s a REALLY easy dish, you can serve with noodles, courgette noodles, salad, brown rice – whatever you feel like really. I like dishes that can be served with a variety of things, that way if you change your mind about what you fancy you don’t have to write the whole meal off.
The other good thing about this dish is that it’s really quick. If you’re not a big fan of tofu then you could use chicken, beef or prawns but I don’t think you’ll get the same crispy joy. If you want to know how to cook some good tofu then let me know below and I can do a separate post.
You will need:
5/6 cloves of black garlic
light soy sauce
a good stir fry oil
tofu
salt/pepper/crushed chilli
To start with make sure you take all the moisture out of your tofu and then cut in to cubes. Once you’ve cubed it, give it another dab to make sure that you really have got all the moisture out. There is nothing good about soggy tofu.
Then you need to make a little sauce. To do that, pop your garlic, oil and soy sauce in to a processor and whizz.
Pop some oil in to your pan and make sure it’s hot before adding the salt, pepper and crushed chilli to the oil. Next throw in your tofu and keep turning for at least 10 minutes to make sure that your tofu is crispy all round.
Next pop your black garlic sauce in and mix it in to your tofu. It will look “burnt” but it’s not, it’s just the way the sauce clings on to the tofu and trust me those black, crispy bits are so good.
And you’re done. A healthy meal in around 20 minutes.
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I’ve never heard of black garlic but I’m intrigued, especially if you don’t get the dreaded garlic breath! x
Aha! Guess what I am going to try very soon. 😉 This looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing. x