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Easy Tofu Stir-Fry
NEW! "Soy Always
in Good Taste" Recipes
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The tofu in this stir-fry recipe takes on the flavours
of the garlic, oyster sauce and soy sauce to give this dish its
authentic Asian taste. Serve with steamed rice or pasta. |
Ingredients
| 350 g |
firm or extra firm tofu, cubed |
12 oz. |
| 5mL |
salt |
1 tsp |
| 1 |
garlic clove, minced |
1 |
| 30 mL |
soy oil |
2 tbsp |
| 1 mL |
black pepper |
1/4 tsp |
| 500 mL |
assorted fresh vegetables (red pepper, baby corn, snap peas, carrots) |
2 cups |
| 250 mL |
mushrooms, sliced |
1 cup |
| 75 mL |
green onion, chopped |
1/3 cup |
Thickener
30 mL cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup (50 mL) water 2 tbsp
Sauce
| 375 mL |
water |
1/2 cups |
| 5 mL |
oyster sauce |
1 tsp |
| 5 mL |
soy sauce |
1 tsp |
| 5 mL |
cooking wine |
1 tsp |
| 5 mL |
sesame oil |
1 tsp |
| 5 mL |
sugar |
1 tsp |
Instructions
- Sprinkle salt over tofu cubes and mix well.
- Sauté garlic and tofu in oil until sides of tofu become slightly brown.
- Combine sauce ingredients. Set aside.
- Add mushrooms, assorted vegetables and sauce mixture to tofu. Stir, cover and cook until boiling. Lower to medium heat and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Add black pepper, green onions and thickener. Stir well and cook until sauce is thickened.
- Serve over pasta or rice.
Makes 6 servings.
For a quicker stir-fry, sauté fresh vegetables and firm tofu
until veggies are tender crisp and tofu is lightly browned. Add a jar
of ready-made stir-fry sauce, heat through, and serve with rice.
Nutritional Values Per Serving:
| Calories |
273 |
| Protein |
16 g |
| Carbohydrate |
28 g |
| Fat |
12 g |
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