20 Minute Tofu Stir Fry
20 Minute Tofu Stir Fry, a simple and delicious Mediterranean diet friendly vegan stir fry recipe with tofu and broccoli.
Servings: 4 servings
Servings: 4g
Ingredients
- Broccoli- 1 average sized head broken into florets. That is about two cups if you are using a prebagged version of broccoli easy hack!.
- Tofu- one 10-12 ounce firm block. Have your tofu cut into bite sized pieces.
- Olive oil- 2 tablespoons divided plus additional as needed. Balsamic Vinegar– 2 tablespoons.
- Soy Sauce– 2 tablespoons.
- Water- 2 tablespoons.
- Chili Sauce– 1 tablespoon or as desired.
- Garlic– 4 cloves minced. That is about four teaspoons. Mushrooms– 8 ounces sliced. That is 2 small four once cans. Peanuts– ½ cup chopped.
Instructions
- Precook the broccoli slightly to prepare it for this recipe. Cook the broccoli in a steamer basket for 10 minutes or in boiling water for 5 minutes. The broccoli should not get totally pre-cooked before adding it to this recipe.
- Remove the tofu from the wrap and cut it into bite sized pieces.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, soy sauce, water and chili sauce. Set this aside while you work.
- Preheat a large skillet or stir fry wok pan with one tablespoon of the oil on medium high heat.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for about 45 seconds then add the tofu and cook until it begins to brown (about five minutes). Please stir the ingredients in your pan as they are cooking hot and quickly.
- Remove the tofu from the skillet and set aside. Add the remaining oil, the broccoli and the mushrooms to the skillet and continue to cook for another two minutes or until the ingredients are tender (stirring to keep the ingredients moving as needed).
- Return the tofu to the skillet and stir to combine the ingredients. Then turn the heat off and stir in the chili sauce.
- Plate the stir fry for serving and garnish with the peanuts before serving.
Recipe Notes
Mentioned in the recipe post was that you can make your own chili sauce to use in this recipe. There is a simple recipe listed above.
Here is how to prepare the tofu for this recipe.
Use a firm tofu in this recipe for best results. Remove the tofu from the wrapper and cut it into bite sized chunks (around 1" squares for example).
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Nutrition
Serving: 4g | Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 124mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 2g
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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