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Tofu Veggie Stir-Fry in Peanut Garlic Brown Sauce

This healthy stir fried tofu veggie dish is simple and can be done in less than an hour.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 476kcal

Ingredients

Tofu Veggie Stir-Fry

  • 1 16 oz 1 lb firm tofu cubed
  • 2 medium Russet potato cubed
  • 1 medium carrot julienned
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 15 - 18 large shrimp cut into small pieces
  • ½ pound ground pork or pork cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup Chinese celery leaves chopped
  • salt or fish sauce to taste
  • 3 – 4 tablespoons oil

Brown Sauce

  • 1 ½ cups water
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon chicken or pork bouillon
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch diluted in 4 tablespoons water

Garnish

  • 1 cup unsalted roasted peanuts crushed using a mortar and pestle
  • 1 head garlic peeled & crushed using a mortar and pestle
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Instructions

Make Brown Sauce

  • In a small sauce pan over medium heat, add water, soy sauce, brown sugar and salt.
  • Bring to boil. Lower heat to medium-low.
  • Stir-in pork or chicken bouillon.
  • While stirring constantly, slowly pour cornstarch mixture to thicken sauce.
  • Turn off heat and transfer to a small bowl.

Make Tofu Veggie Stir-Fry

  • In a skillet over medium heat, fry potatoes until soft. Remove and set aside.
  • Fry carrots for 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
  • If using a non-stick skillet, remove some oil and fry tofu. Remove when light brown and set aside.
  • Saute onion for 2 minutes.
  • Add garlic and cook until golden.
  • Add ground pork. Cook until pale.
  • Stir-in shrimp.
  • When shrimp’s color is almost orange, add tofu, potato and carrots.
  • Season with salt or fish sauce.
  • Stir-in Chinese celery. Cook for another minute.
  • Turn off heat.
  • Transfer to a serving plate and serve brown sauce, peanuts and fresh garlic on the side.

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Notes

  1. Once brown sauce is thick, you can stir-in crushed fresh garlic and peanuts but I prefer to serve it separately, so people have a choice.
  2. Tofu Veggie Stir-Fry can be eaten on its own without the crushed fresh garlic, peanuts or brown sauce.
  3. If you have leftover stir-fry, make it into an eggroll and deep fry.
  4. If you have peanut sauce, you can drizzle over stir-fry instead of the garnish or brown sauce.
  5. You can wrap stir-fry in crepe like lumpiang sariwa. Click link for crepe recipe. Scroll down the recipe and follow the ingredients and instructions for the wrapper.

Nutrition

Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 777mg | Potassium: 810mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1875IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 190mg | Iron: 4mg