An essential ingredient in most Japanese and Asian cuisines, black sesame paste or “neri goma'' is a thick black paste that tastes like roasted nuts with deep earthy undertones. Usually used as a filling for pastries and baked goods, it is sweetened with sugar or honey and is a popular item across Asian bakeries. In this plant-based recipe, we marinate tofu steaks in our Black Sesame + Timur Pepper Stir Fry Sauce sauce to create a juicy steak with unique flavours!
Chef’s note:
To enjoy extra flavourful steaks, leave them to marinate in the fridge overnight and start cooking the night before your steak party.
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons of Boombay’s Black Sesame + Timur Pepper Stir Fry Sauce
- 1 packet of Extra Firm Tofu
- 1 Carrot
- 1 Lettuce of choice, preferably Iceberg
Products Used:
1
Prep
- Drain the water of extra firm tofu and marinate the whole block of tofu in 2 to 3 tablespoons of our Black Sesame + Timur Pepper Stir Fry Sauce
- Keep the tofu in the marinade for 15 minutes to an hour
- Peel the carrot and wash it nicely
- Wash the lettuce and keep it in ice-cold water until ready to use
2
Cook
- Heat a grill or a cast iron or a non-stick pan and add oil
- Grill the marinated tofu steak until the grill line appears and if you are cooking on a pan, cook until the tofu is golden brown on all sides
- Brush our Black Sesame + Timur Pepper Stir Fry Sauce on the tofu steak once it is out of the pan
- Cut the carrot into thin slices or blanch it first and then cut
- Shred the lettuce into bite-size pieces
- Arrange the tofu steak on a big plate along with a side of carrot slices and lettuce
- Drizzle over our Black Sesame + Timur Pepper Stir Fry Sauce and enjoy