I understand. Tofu can seem a bit odd if you've never cooked with it before, but cooking with it is easy and delicious, since tofu takes on the flavors of any sauce or other foods in a dish. The trick to cooking tofu is to coat it in either flour or corn starch and to saute it so it develops a bit of crust.
Tofu and Veggie Stir-fry
1 pound block, extra-firm tofu
1 tablespoon corn starch (or 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour)
1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, diced
2 cups vegetables, cut in small pieces (broccoli, bell peppers, green beans, edamame, carrots, etc)
1/4 cup Soy-Vey Teriyaki, or other stir-fry sauce of your choice
3 cups cooked brown, white or jasmine rice
Slice the tofu and place on a clean dish cloth, folded in half.
Cover and place something on top to gently press out any extra moisture. Let sit in the towel for about ten minutes.
Cube in 1/2 - 1 inch pieces. Place in a bowl and toss with the corn starch.
Heat the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, place the tofu in the pan, allowing a bit of space between each piece.
Let cook for 3-4 minutes, then flip. You don't have to cook the tofu on all 6 sides, but make sure 2-3 sides have a good brown on them. Remove from the skillet or wok.
Add the garlic, onions and vegetables and stir-fry for 5-7 minutes or until the vegetables are crisp tender.
Add the tofu back to the pan, along with the sauce. Gently toss for 1-2 minutes.
Serve over 3/4 cup rice.
Serves 4.
So, are you ready? You can do this!
Here is your grocery list for the week:
Produce:
2 cups vegetables--such as broccoli, bell pepper, carrot, etc.
garlic
onion
1 pound extra firm tofu
Grocery:
Teriyaki sauce or other stir-fry sauce
3 cups cooked rice (1 cup uncooked)
Pantry:
vegetable oil
corn starch
Have a sweet weekend!
SPC
3 comments:
Confession time: The Slackers have not participated in your Meatless Monday Challenge.
We have tried to go meatless on Monday, but I haven't been coordinated enough to acutally get the stuff for the recipe you have suggested. (Like last weekend when I was whooping it up with Jenn in Texas!)
So I promised myself that I would start this week!
But...uh...tofu? I'm pretty sure I'd have a revolt by all three of my picky eaters -- E, A *AND* John if I tried this one. Maybe I'll just do the pasta bake instead.
Confessions are your specialty! :)
No worries about not loving tofu in your family. I feel the same way about tempeh...to each their own.
Wow! That recipe is very interesting to cook, because it looks very delicious based on the images that you've posted here. I will try this because I would like to eat stir fry for my breakfast. Anyway, thank you for sharing this great recipe to us!
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