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thai tofu in black bean sauce – (vegan, vegetarian)
Posted on: January 13th, 2012 by yum vege
This thai tofu in black bean sauce is good served over pad thai rice noodle or any noodles. It’s also good with rice.
Ingredients:
- 3 medium chopped onions
- 1 1/2 cups firm tofu, cut into bit-sized cubes
- 3 medium carrots, sliced
- 1 small hot chili, finely chopped
- 1 cup snow peas or 1 cup frozen green peas
- 1/2 cup black bean sauce (buy from thai section in market)
- 1 tsp. shredded lemongrass
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tbsp. minced ginger
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup water
Directions:
- In a large skilled, heat the oil and fry the tofu until browned. Remove from skillet.
- Add the onion, garlic, ginger, chili and lemongrass and cook for 1 minute.
- Add carrots and peas and cook for another minute.
- Add the cooked tofu. Stir in the black bean sauce and water. Simmer briefly & serve.
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Cooking Tip: Reducing the amount of fat, sugar or salt
In most recipes you can cut back on the amount of fat, sugar or sodium in the recipe. Generally, I have reduced the amount of each by 1/3 and the recipes have always tasted delicious. For example, if a recipe calls for 1 stick of butter, I use 2/3 stick. In addition, by reducing the amount of cheese or using a low-fat alternative, you can still make great recipes with less fat and calories. Note: If making bread or something that requires yeast, be sure to use the recommended amount of salt.
For you VEGAN phobes out there, just because something is vegan doesn't mean there is something weird in there (necessarily!). Plenty of foods don't contain animal products and you don't even know it. Give these recipes a try!
