Tofu and Broccoli in Garlic Sauce Recipe

Submitted by blucoat

"I found this easy vegetarian stir-fry from Jolinda Hackett online."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 44.37 ml olive oil
• 473.18 ml broccoli, chopped (approximately)
• 453.59 g firm tofu or 453.59 g extra firm tofu, pressed
• 7.39 ml ginger powder
• 1.23 ml cayenne pepper
• 44.37 ml cornstarch
• 59.14 ml soy sauce
• 236.59 ml water

directions

1. Cut tofu into 1 inch cubes.
2. in a large skillet, sautee onions and garlic in olive oil until onions turn clear, about 3-5 minutes.
3. Add the tofu, ginger, cayenne and broccoli to the pan and continue to cook until broccoli is done, another 6-8 minutes.
4. In a separate small bowl, mix together the corn starch, soy sauce and water, then add this mixture to the broccoli and tofu. Cook until sauce thickens, then remove from heat. Serve over rice or whole grains and enjoy!

Reviews

[Nic Daniau]

Very nice one and, best of all, can be prepared in a matter of minutes! I replaced tofu by [cottage cheese + butter beans, and ginger powder by [ground coriander + a hint of ground mace + a few dops of lemon juice at the end] purely because I didn't have the original ingredients. I also added black onion seeds and pomegranade seeds along with the garlic, which I must say added a nice twist.

 

[HippieVeganMamaTo5]

Nice taste! I froze, thawed, pressed, then diced my tofu to give it a nice texture, then coated it in a mixture of flour, salt & pepper and then fried it in oil before adding it to this recipe. It had a nice texture and feel to it like that. I didn't serve this with rice, but will try that next time, as well as maybe increasing the quantity of sauce mixture also. My kids all enjoyed this, as well as adults. Thanks!

 

[PhoebeSM]

Very tasty! Also quick. Thanks blucoat!

 

[imdrabbit]

I gave this recipe 4 stars but I did change a few things. I left out the tofu, used more broccoli 1 carrot sliced, decreased ginger to 1/2 tsp., added 1/4 C. of water & 1tsp sesame oil, plus I used 3 Tbsp. of AP flour instead of cornstarch because I was out of cornstarch. I also added 1/8 tsp more garlic and served it over brown rice. It was awesome. The sauce was just the right thickness. The amount of cayenne was perfect for me. I will probably use the tofu next time or increase the broccoli, I used 2 heads of broccoli, but I will make this again. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Demandy]

Sorry, I didn't like this, it didn't have much flavor, just a tartness from all the soy sauce.