Description
A delicious and quick stir fry featuring extra firm organic tofu, fresh vegetables, and flavorful seasonings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 14 oz. extra firm organic tofu
- 2 T peanut oil (more or less, depending on your pan)
- slices of fresh ginger root (for seasoning the oil)
- fresh garlic cloves (for seasoning the oil)
- 1 bunch green onions
- 1/4 cup vegetable stock
- 1 T minced garlic (see notes)
- 1 T minced ginger (see notes)
- 2 T soy sauce (see notes)
- 1 tsp sesame seeds, preferably black sesame seeds
Instructions
- 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. Drain tofu in a colander placed in the sink.
- Then 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 cooking 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
- Make sure to drain the tofu well for the best texture in this recipe.
- Adjust soy sauce quantity according to taste preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 0mg