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Tofu and Vegetables Stir Fry

11 | 08 | 2012
By Soni Sinha

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Of late I’ve been trying to make really easy recipes to make my life a bit easier!My previous recipe was a quick no cook/bake dessert and this time I’ve followed that up with an easy Tofu dish that makes for a great weeknight meal with noodles or rice.Tofu is very delicate and tends to break-up many-a-times, but if you brown it in a little bit of oil, it holds it shape much better in my opinion.I also buy extra firm tofu for my stir fries and squeeze out all the water before working with it.
tofu and vegetable stir fry

The sauce that I’ve made here is extremely easy with the main ingredient being this Chili Garlic sauce that I picked up at a Korean Store. I’ve made the same recipe with chicken strips for a different variation and it came out delicious.You could use it for any stir fry for that spicy garlicky heat!

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It has just the perfect amount of heat and spice and its very similar to the Indo Chinese preparations served in Indian restaurants without any effort literally.It could easily pass off as one of my best Tofu dishes!


Tofu and Vegetables Stir Fry

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Ingredients
  

  • Extra Firm Tofu- 15 oz
  • Green Peppers-2 small chopped
  • Scallions Spring onions-2 stalks chopped
  • Chilli Garlic Sauce-2 tbsp
  • Soy Sauce-1 tbsp + 2 tbsp for marination
  • Salt-to taste
  • Oil-2 tbsp

Instructions
 

  • Cut the Tofu in chunks and marinade in 2 tbsp of Soy Sauce for about 10 minutes.
  • Mix 2 tbsp of chili garlic sauce and 1 tbsp of soy sauce in a separate bowl.Keep aside.
  • Heat a tbsp oil in a non stick pan and fry the tofu pieces until golden on both sides.Take it out and keep aside.
  • In the same pan add 1 tbsp of oil and add the Scallions and Green Peppers.
  • Add the chili sauce mixture and stir fry for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the Tofu pieces and continue to cook on medium until nicely combined.
  • Check seasoning and add salt if desired.Serve hot with Noodles or Rice!





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Comments

  1. Healthy Eating says

    Very good recipe overall! I recommend maybe using even more veggies (zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, snow peas) and making the dish more flavorful with use of more of the soy sauce and chili garlic sauce. I also baked the tofu instead of frying…baking on 375 degrees F for 15 minutes (flip tofu pieces over about 7 minutes in) and then added them to the stir fry.

  3. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    Very nice vegetarian dish – I love stir fry because we can cook in less than 5 minutes and it’s so simple! Unfortunately my kids and I can’t really eat spicy food but my husband loves super spicy food. 🙂 Looks delicious!

  4. Dixya says

    Tofu is just a great addition/substitution for any meat dishes. I just made some thai curry with tofu, super easy & quick!

  12. mjskit says

    Oh goody! I just bought some of that Chili Garlic Sauce because it sounded like something I would like, but I wasn’t sure what to do with it. Now I know! I’m glad you mentioned that you made this with chicken because the husband isn’t a big tofu fan. Love this recipe and the fact it’s so easy – makes me love it even more!

  13. sandra says

    OMGoodness Soni,this recipe looks spectacular, and I adore all the ingredients and method in which you incorporated them. I’ll have to give this a whirl fairly soon, thanks so much dear lady 😉

  15. Suzi says

    I love this recipe and any types of tofu. I use that same chili garlic sauce. Tasty.

  21. Kit @ i-lostinausten says

    YUMMY! I love tofu & these looks so mouthwatering! I saw this chili garlic sauce at the Asian store the other day! will definitely trying this yummy recipe! 🙂

  22. Navaneetham Krishnan says

    The simple dishes can be the best sometimes, I do that too esp when I am stuck with time. We love to eat tofu and this is such a lovely recipe and of course, the more spicy, the more I will drool.

  24. Alaiyo Kiasi-Barnes says

    Hi Soni!

    I’ve seen that Chili Garlic Sauce in the supermarket but haven’t yet tried it. You’ve given me a reason to get it now. May I say that you brown your tofu expertly! I buy six cakes of extra-firm tofu per week as a dinner ingredient, and I welcome this recipe with open arms!

    Alaiyo

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