Tofu Stir Fry

Stir fry is my go-to dish when I am wondering how I can put together a meal quickly. Most stir-fries pair perfectly with some rice and you don’t really need anything else. I put in whatever vegetables and proteins I have together with a sauce of choice to have a delicious meal on the table in less than 30 min.

This tofu stir fry has a teriyaki flavoured sauce and like most stir fry dishes, you don’t have to spend a lot of time cooking the vegetables. The vegetables should retain their crunch, thus making it a really quick dish. The recipes calls for marination of tofu to help absorb the flavours better. But if you are wanting to make a quick meal, you can cook the tofu right away.

When Parina had shared this recipe with me for trials, she had insisted that I shouldn’t add the entire sauce into the dish. Some portion should be retained and poured on top at the time of serving. And that’s what I did and just loved it. This dish can be made with paneer, chicken or fish instead of tofu too.

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Tofu Stir Fry

Course: MainDifficulty: Easy

Servings

2

servings

Marination time

1

hour 

Cooking time

20

minutes

Calories

727

kcal

Total time

1

hour 

20

minutes

A quick and yummy stir fry which pairs great with rice.

Ingredients

• Tofu – 200 gms

• Soy Sauce – ¼ cup

• Honey – 2 tbsp

• Sesame Oil – ½ tsp

• Garlic – 2 cloves, chopped fine

• Ginger – ½ inch piece, chopped fine

• Sesame Seeds – 1 tsp

• Coconut Oil – 6 gms

• Broccoli Florets – a few

• Carrot – 1 small, diced

• Yellow Bell Pepper – ½, diced

• Salt – as per taste

• Pepper – as per taste

• Spring Onion Greens – a few, for garnish

Directions

• Wash the tofu well in water. Wrap it up in a cloth and keep it pressed down under a heavy pan or book for 15 min. Once done, cut into cubes.
• In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, honey and sesame oil. Mix well.
• To this add the ginger, garlic, sesame seeds and the sliced tofu.
• Mix well so that the marinade coats the tofu well. Keep this refrigerated for an hour if you have the time. That helps in better absorption of flavours. However, if you do not have time, you can proceed right away.
• In a pan, add 5 gms of coconut oil and fry the tofu till brown. Remove it and keep it aside.
• In the same pan, add the remaining 1 gm of coconut oil and add the vegetables.
• Saute on high flame for a couple of minutes till the vegetables are tender.
• Add salt and pepper as per taste.
• To this add the tofu and stir well.
• Add half of the leftover dressing and give it a quick stir.
• Garnish with spring onions and turn off the heat.
• Serve hot with plain rice and drizzle the remaining dressing on top.

Recipe Video

Notes

• Marination Time: Tofu absorbs flavours better if left for marination in the sauce for an hour. But if you leave it long, it’s texture might change upon cooking. If you do not have the time and want to make this quick, you can skip the marination.