Naxi-Style Fried Goat’s Cheese, Onions, and Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 80 ml vegetable oil (1/3 cup)
• 400 gm haloumi, thickly sliced
• 1 onion, cut into wedges
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• ¼ green or red capsicum, diced
• 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
• 5 dried long red chillies, or to taste, seeds removed, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
• 4 spring onions, thinly sliced, some green tops reserved to serve
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp Chinkiang vinegar
• 2 tsp Sichuan pepper oil (optional; see note)
• 10 cherry tomatoes