Fragrant Tofu

Posted January 17, 2012 By Janice Fragrant Tofu

Leave the vegetables out of the dish and you have a wonderful vegetarian Pure Protein dish.  But leave them in and you have an extremely wonderful Protein Vegetable dish.  This for sure is my favorite dish of 2012.  I know it’s early, but I’m going to be doing new versions of this for a while.  I’m hooked!  Get all your ingredients together and this dish takes about 10 minutes to make!

FRAGRANT TOFU

1 package (16 oz) medium-firm tofu, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
1 onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 t fresh ginger, minced
3 green onions, chopped
dried red chilis, to taste (these can be sliced open for more spice)

Marinade:
2 t low sodium soy sauce
1 t sake or sherry
1 T cornstarch mixed with 2 T water

Sauce:
1 t Splenda or 1 T Brown Sugar Blend Splenda
1 t cornstarch mixed with 2 t water
2 t low sodium soy sauce
1 t chili paste, or more to taste

Marinate tofu while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.  Chop all vegetables and mix all sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.  In a large skillet toast the red chilis for 1-2 minutes.  Add tofu, onion and bell pepper and stir carefully for another 3 minutes.  Add garlic, ginger and green onions and stir for another 2 minutes.  Pour in sauce and cook for another 3-5 minutes, stirring carefully, until sauce has thickened.

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