Wednesday, March 4, 2015

10 minute Tofu Stir Fry





Another 10 minute recipe - this time featuring Tofu, Edamame and Peanut butter for protein. I love Asian food, but find it very challenging to find vegetarian options. So here is what I came up with - helps me stick to a low carb diet, with plenty of vegetables - and I hope its helps you too. Also since it mostly using ingredients from my fridge - tofu, frozen vegetables - its easy to do towards the end of the week when I am running out of fresh vegetables:)

Serves: 2

Ingredients 
1) half a packet of  frozen Asian stir fry veggies ( I use Safeway)
2) half a packet of extra firm tofu ( I use  O organics )
3) a third of a packet of frozen edamame beans (I use Safeway)
4)1 medium onion
5)1 medium bell pepper
6) 2 tbsp olive oil
7) 1 tbsp peanut butter
8) 1 tbsp soy sauce
9)  half a cup of crushed peanuts and half a tsp pepper flakes for garnish

Method
1) Cube up the tofu and brown on all sides in a hot pan with 1 tbsp of olive oil, and set aside on a paper towel to drain
2) Hat some olive oil in a wok
3) Add in finely sliced onion and bell pepper. Saute for 2 minutes till they start to brown
4) Now add in frozen vegetables and edamame
5) Add half a cup of water, cover and cook for 5 minutes
6) Add in soy sauce, peanut butter and browned tofu and stir in.
7) Garnish with crushed peanuts and pepper flakes. ( I like mine with sriracha!)

Eat immediately!
With tofu, edamame and peanut butter this is a high protein recipe, but all the vegetables also provide fiber and crunch that help keep munchies at bay.