This month, for The Secret Recipe Club, I was snooping around on Ilona's Kitchen and came away with a whole lot of links taking me to yummy recipes that I want to try! Β We seem to have a lot in common. Β Wife, Daughter, Mother of two. Β Not to mention our taste for spicy food.
My recipe choice to share became a full mealΒ instead of just being a side dish. By adding some dry fried tofu triangles to the recipe, I turned this into a meal! Β I used vegetable broth in place of the water in the recipe and cut the oil in half. Β I also added about a teaspoon of cornstarch to the sauce before putting it in the pan and sauteed the garlic with the bok choy. Β Oh, and I added a little red bell pepper for a little contrasting color. Β My tofu, was pressed and dry fried to a crisp and added to the sauce then I tossed the bok choy with the sauced up tofu.
- 1 lb extra firm tofu, pressed and cut into triangles
- cooking spray
- 1 lb baby bok choy, chopped and white part separated from leafy part
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Β½ tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- ΒΌ cup vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- Β½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- In a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray, fry tofu triangles until crispy over medium high heat, turning pieces onto all sides to crisp up. Β This might be a little time consuming, but very worth it! Β Remove tofu from pan and set aside.
- While tofu is dry frying, chop baby bok choy into bite sized pieces, separating the white bottoms from the green tops. Β You will cook the white bottoms before cooking the leafy green.
- Make sauce mixture by mixing vegetable broth, oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, red pepper and cornstarch. Β Set aside.
- Place sesame oil in hot skillet along with garlic. Β Sizzle about 30 seconds then place the white part of bok choy in pan with garlic. Β Stir fry about 2 minutes. Β Add the leafy part of bok choy to pan and stir fry another minute. Β Transfer bok choy to a bowl and set aside. Β Pout sauce mixture into hot skillet and bring to a simmer. Β Simmer sauce until it begins to thicken. Β Add crispy tofu to sauce in hot skillet and toss to coat. Β Return bok choy mixture to skillet and toss with tofu and sauce. Β Arrange stir-fried bok choy and tofu mixture on platter and squeeze juice of 1 lime over top of mixture before serving.
yung@foodyoo.com says
It seems like a typical stir fry dish. I like it with tofu. Tofu stir fry with scallion is yummy, maybe can try to add some. And I like to add some rice wine too when stirs fry vegetables. Then serve it with rice. Wowβ¦it is so delicious. π
Jeff @ Cheeseburger says
This is an excellent twist to the original recipe. I love that you have made it into a main dish.
Justin says
This looks delicious! I've never had tofu but maybe someday I can break out of my ways and give it a try. There's nothing too scary about it right? π
Moviegirl03 says
I've been looking for more tofu dishes to try. This looks great. We've never tried Bok Choy either, so it'd be a great dish for trying something new. Great choice for SRC!
TeaLady says
This looks really good! (Well, without the tofu)
honeyb says
Why do I have a feeling Grumpy doesn't eat tofu? π That looks good enough to try. I've only tried tofu a few times.
Funny you called it "snooping" around your SRC blog. That's how I always feel, like I'm snooping. π
Shelby says
But Grumpy DOES eat tofu. π Gotcha π He prefers it crispy and only likes certain sauces, but the one tofu dish he can eat the "crap" out of that isn't cirspy tofu (his words) is the Red & White Cauliflower Bake that I have posted on my blog here.
Jersey Girl Cooks says
Love this colorful dish. Great recipe choice!
Cooking Rookie says
Such a nice and simple recipe! Great choice for SRC!
Elizabeth@ Food Ramblings says
what a great recipe- yay for src π
Lesa @ Edesias Notebook says
What a beautiful dish, Shelby! A great healthy meal. I haven't cooked with bok choy before; I don't know what I'm waiting for!
Lisa~~ says
Love bok choy and the flavors you used sound amazing!
If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my SRC entry Loaded Potato Soup.
Lisa~~
Camilla Mann says
That looks delicious - and fast! I will have to give it a try soon. Nice SRC pick.
AmandaE says
I'm a huge fan of bok choy and tofu - in fact that is what I had for lunch today π Needless to say I think this was the PERFECT SRC pick!