Description
A quick and tasty tofu stir fry with fresh ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 14 oz. extra firm organic tofu
- 2 T peanut oil (more or less, depending on your pan)
- 1 bunch green onions
- 1/4 cup vegetable stock
- 1 T minced garlic
- 1 T minced ginger
- 2 T soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame seeds, preferably black sesame seeds
Instructions
- Drain tofu in a colander placed in the sink.
- Cut the tofu into large slices, about one inch thick.
- Put the pieces of tofu between a double layer of paper towels and press to remove water. You might need to do this twice, switching to fresh paper towels when the first ones are wet.
- Cut the tofu into one-inch cubes, or a similar size.
- Cut slices of fresh ginger root and peel some fresh garlic cloves to use for seasoning the oil.
- Cut up a whole bunch of green onions into pieces about 2-3 inches long, separating white and green parts.
- Get the vegetable stock, minced garlic, minced ginger, and soy sauce ready: Stir minced garlic and minced ginger into vegetable stock and measure out soy sauce.
- Turn the heat on under the wok or frying pan to medium-high and heat until it feels hot when you hold your hand there. Then add the oil and heat until shimmery.
- Add sliced ginger and garlic cloves and cook about 30-45 seconds to season the oil. REMOVE QUICKLY as soon as you start to smell garlic so it doesn’t burn.
- Add tofu and cook (stirring often) until the tofu is getting brown, about 5 minutes.
- Then add the white part of green onions and stir-fry until they’re starting to soften and tofu is getting more brown, about 2-3 minutes more.
- Add vegetable stock (with minced garlic and minced ginger) to the wok. Cook stirring several times, until the liquid is mostly evaporated, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the dark green parts of green onions and cook about a minute more, stirring a few times.
- Add soy sauce and cook about another minute, stirring a few times.
- Remove cooked tofu to a serving dish and sprinkle with black sesame seeds (or regular sesame seeds if that’s what you have).
- Serve the Tofu Stir Fry hot, with extra soy sauce to add at the table if desired.
Notes
- Please be sure to use Extra Firm Tofu for best results with this recipe.
- My tofu came in two pieces, but many brands will be one piece.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 0mg