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May 26th 2005

Tofu and Vegetable Stir-Fry

Start to Finish: 30 minutes  Makes:  2 servings
1/2 cup water
2  tablespoons dry sherry
1  tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
1  teaspoon sugar
1/4 of a vegetable bouillon cube, crushed
1  teaspoon grated fresh ginger
Nonstick cooking spray
1  cup thinly sliced carrots
1  clove garlic, minced
3  cups cut-up fresh broccoli
6  ounces extra-firm tofu (fresh bean curd), cubed
1  cup hot cooked brown rice
1  tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted (optional)

Step 1:  For sauce, in a bowl stir together the water, sherry, cornstarch, soy sauce, sugar, crushed bouillon, and binger.  Set aside.

Step 2:  Coat an unheated wok or large skillet with nonstick cooking spray.  Preheat over medium-high heat.  Add carrots and garlic; stir-fry for 2 minutes.  Add broccoli; stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes more or until vegetables are crisp-tender.  Push vegetables from center of wok. 

Step 3:  Stir sauce; add to center of wok.  Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.  Add tofu to wok.  Stir all ingredients together to coat with sauce.  Cook and stir for 1 minute.

Step 4:  To serve, spoon tofu mixture over hot cooked brown rice.  If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts per serving:  305 calories, 6g total fat, 0mg cholesterol, 584mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate, 16g protein.

Source: 
Easy Vegetarian Dinners. Des Moines, Iowa. Grand Avenue Books 2003. Page 140

Abby @ 1 year, 5 months, 11 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 5 months, 11 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 3 months, 29 days
Entry Recipes posted by Laura at 6:51 PM | Comments Comments ( 1 )

Comments:

Comments May 27, 2005 04:15:38 PM posted by Laura
I doubled the recipe for the four of us.  I also didn't use sherry and added extra vegetables.  With the added vegetables we could have used more sauce, but besides that it was a good dish.  Abby and Zoë ate this up.  Chris, who doesn't typically like tofu, even liked it.


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