Sichuan Chilli Tofu - Vegan Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 packet silken tofu
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 4-5 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon Sichuan pepper
• 4 dried Sichuan chillies (Kashmiri would work too), thinly sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 thumb ginger, thinly sliced
• 2 long red chillies, seeds removed and thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon mushroom powder (4 dried shiitake mushrooms, blended to a powder, optional)
• 1 teaspoon caster sugar
• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• [To serve]
• Steamed rice
• 2 stalks spring onion, green tops only, diced
• Bunch coriander, roughly chopped