Braised Tofu with Vegetables and Noodles

Here's another story of noticing a recipe on the back of a packet. I bought some tofu and it had a nice marinade recipe so this dish is inspired from that. All in all a tasty and healthy meal. Tofu is made from soy milk and a coagulate it is a rich source of protein, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Copper and Selenium, and a very good source of Calcium when Calcium is used as a coagulant. 

Ingredients:

• one pack of silken tofu
• 1/2 a head of broccoli chopped 
• 3 small bunches of baby bok choy sliced 
• 1/2 teaspoon of ginger/garlic paste
• for the marinade - 2 tablespoon of soy sauce, 2 tablespoon of mirin, a dash of sesame oil, one tablespoon of honey, 1/4 teaspoon of ginger/garlic paste
• one pack of Chinese egg noodles
• a handful of fresh Thai basil
• two tablespoon of oyster sauce
• one tablespoon of soy sauce 
• a sprinkle of sugar 
• a dash of sesame oil

Method:

1. soak the tofu in the marinade for a couple of hours
2. then bake it at 300 for about 20-30 minutes, then slice into little cubes and braise for 10 minutes, it will have a darker color and firmer texture.
3. heat a little canola oil, add a little ginger/garlic paste and sesame oil
4. saute the bok choy and broccoli for 5-10 minutes, add the basil leaves a little sugar, soy sauce and oyster sauce
5. meanwhile cook the noodles, then mix with the vegetables and tofu
6. serve and enjoy 

Who cooks with tofu, do you have any good recipes to share?

Have a lovely start to the week everyone 

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