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Dinner · Chinese · Weeknight
Tofu Stir Fry
A vegetarian dish that is easy to make and very flavorful. Goes well with rice or noodles
- 25 min hands-on
- 25 min total
- Serves 3
- about $4–7 a serving
- Beef
- skillet
- wok
Open it in the app → Scaled list, tap-off ingredients, and cook mode with timers. The iPhone app is coming soon; the web mockup runs it now.
Ingredients serves 3
- 1block of extra firm tofu
- 3eggs
- Vegetables per your choice, recommendations include:
- Sugar snap peas
- Chopped cabbage
- Sliced carrots
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Soy or teriyaki sauce
- 2 tbspminced garlic
- Coconut oil
Method one step at a time, with timers in the app
- (Optional) Deep freeze tofu at least 24 hours prior and then thaw. The freezing will crystalize the water inside and make the tofu spongey, giving it a more chewy texture, and aids in flavor absorption.⏱ 1440 min
- Chop tofu into cubes or slabs per preference and carefully drain water.
- Allow tofu to soak in sauce for a few minutes.
- Pour cooking oil into a copper wok evenly to coat around the basin. Let it fill up about half an inch at the bottom.
- Heat oil at medium and place tofu, sauce, and minced garlic into pan. Adding sauce and herbs early helps tofu absorb the flavors.
- Shift and flip the tofu around, gradually turning up the heat as you go, until surface starts to turn brown.
- Add in hard vegetables. If using cabbage, save that for last. Cook until veggies soften.
- If non-vegan, scramble fry eggs in separate smaller pan until no longer runny, then add to stir fry.
- Once eggs are firm/brown to liking, add cabbage. Cabbage softens fast, so saving it for last lets it retain some crunch.
- Once cabbage softens, remove wok from heat. Serve on a plate with favorite sides.
Allergens, with the fine print read
- ⚠Contains eggs, gluten, soy.
- !These tags haven't had their final human sign-off yet. Always read the label.
Original recipe by kelvin-shadewing, published in the public domain by Public Domain Recipes (Unlicense). Shown as written; not yet tested in the Socrabites kitchen.