Easy Tofu With Snow Pea And Fried Rice
Easy Tofu With Snow Pea And Fried Rice is one of my autumn's (fall) favourite recipe - healthy, delicious, vegan and gluten free. You can prepare tofu in so many different ways. You can slice it, crumble it, fry it, bake it, and sauté tofu.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 310kcal
Ingredients
For the Tofu + Marinade
- 250 g Tofu (diced)
- 60 ml Water
- 1 tsp Apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp Maple syrup
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Corn starch
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tbsp Chives (chopped)
- 1 tbsp Mixed sesame seeds (roasted)
- 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
For the Rice
- 500 g Long grain rice (cooked and chilled)
- 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- ½ Bell pepper (finely diced)
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 100 g Snow peas (diced)
- 1 Pinch of salt
- 1 Pinch black pepper
- 1 Pinch of paprika
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix all the marinade ingredients (water, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, soy sauce, corn starch, garlic powder and chopped chives), leaving out the sesame seeds, until well combined. Add the tofu and let it marinate in the fridge for 30-40 minutes.
- Remove the tofu from the fridge and strain it. Keep the marinade.
- In a medium frying pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Toss the tofu in the pan and cook it until it turns golden brown. Remove from the heat and add 1 tbsp mixed sesame seeds. Set aside but close to the heat to keep hot.
- In a saucepan, add another 2 tbsp olive oil. Add the onions, bell pepper and the snow peas. Sauté for 5 minutes, then add the rice, pinch of salt, black pepper and paprika and stir until well combined. Cook for additional 2-3 minutes, then add 1 tbsp soy sauce and remove from the heat.
- Serve the tofu and the fried rice immediately, garnished with few boiled snow peas.
- Bon Appetit!
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal
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