Tofu Stir Fry
Day 3 is the day for the vegans. Or just anyone who enjoys good, healthy food. I have found that many people dislike tofu because they don’t know how to make it correctly. If you put the effort and love into learning how to cook a certain food, the return you’ll get from your meal will be that much greater. Here is my step by step guide on how to make a lovely, vegan stir fry.
Tofu Stir Fry
This Asian tofu stir fry is complemented by an amazing sauce that will make you forget that the meal you're eating is completely guiltless. It's sugar-free and full of nutrients that will help make your body feel good.
Ingredients
Tofu
- 1 block tofu
- 2 T olive oil
- 2 T soy sauce
- 1 T rice wine vinegar
- 1 t ginger
- ¼ t red pepper flakes
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Stir Fry Sauce
- 4 T soy sauce
- 1 T olive oil
- 2 T sugar-free honey sugar-free honey is artificial and does not come from bees
- 2 T sugar-free brown sugar
- 1 T gochujang
- 1 T ginger
- splash lemon juice
- salt
- pepper
Other
- vegetables of your choice
- 2-3 T vegetable oil
- sesame seeds optional
- brown rice
Instructions
Making the Tofu
- Using a tofu press or a different method, press your tofu block for 40 minutes.
- Combine the olive oil, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger, red pepper flakes, and garlic in a flat dish that could also hold all of your tofu.
- Once your tofu is done pressing, dice it into cubes.
- Place the tofu cubes in your container with the marinade and stir it to make sure it is all coated. Let it sit until the tofu absorbs all of the marinade like a sponge and there is nothing left in the dish.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper down on a baking sheet and lay the tofu on it in one layer.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 400° F, flipping halfway through.
Making the Stir Fry Sauce
- In a sauce pan, combine the soy sauce, olive oil, sugar-free honey, sugar-free brown sugar, gochujang, ginger, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Heat over low/medium until reduced. This should take about 5 minutes once hot.
Making the Stir Fry
- Prep whatever vegetables you're using and cook your brown rice.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or a pan and cook your vegetables.
- Add the tofu and sauce and cook it in the wok for 3-4 minutes.
- Lay your brown rice down on a plate and add your vegetables and tofu from the wok on top.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and enjoy!
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Notes
There is a lot of prepping in this recipe so wherever there is any downtime, be sure to continue reading through the recipe to see if there is anything to do while you’re waiting!
