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Tofu Yakitori Stir-Fry
with broccoli / rice

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The sauce for this stir-fry is savory and a bit sweet with a kick of fresh ginger. This meal was last featured in 2018.
Smarts: Community members have called this meal a great blank slate for just about any vegetables - feel free to swap out your favorites.
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Ingredients

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Servings:
4
White or Brown Rice:
  • Rice, uncooked white or brown - 1 cup
Tofu Yakitori Stir-Fry:
  • Tofu, extra firm - 16 oz , .5" / 1.25 cm cubes (vacuum-packed preferable)
  • Broccoli florets - 10 oz
  • Celery - 2 ribs , sliced
  • Ginger - 2 tsp , grated
  • Garlic - 2 cloves , chopped
  • Soy sauce, low-sodium - 1/4 cup
  • Water - 2 Tbsp
  • Mirin - 2 Tbsp (find this Japanese rice wine in the international aisle; sub rice vinegar)
  • Brown sugar - 1 Tbsp
  • Cornstarch - 1 Tbsp
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp + 1 Tbsp
  • Stock, any type - 1/4 cup (sub water)
  • Coleslaw mix - 10 oz
  • Sesame seeds, white - 1 Tbsp
  • Hot sauce (opt) - for serving

Prep

  1. Rice - For white rice, rinse until clear. Fill a saucepan or Dutch oven (or rice cooker) with rice, water (use 2:1 ratio for water to rice), and some salt. Cover with lid and bring to a boil. Once water boils, stir, lower heat to a low-medium, and cover. Check white rice after ~20 min; brown at ~45 min. Rice is done when it's absorbed all the water. If it's not done, leave the cover on until all water has been absorbed. Take cover off to release steam and fluff with a wooden spoon after 5 minutes. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  2. Tofu - If tofu is packaged in water, press out liquid first. Then chop into 0.5” / 1.25 cm cubes. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
  3. Broccoli / Celery / Ginger / Garlic - Prep as directed. Store broccoli and celery each in their own containers. Combine ginger and garlic in another container. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  4. Make stir-fry sauce - Combine ginger, garlic, soy sauce, water, mirin, and brown sugar. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

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Make

  1. Toss tofu with cornstarch and season with some salt and pepper.
  2. Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat. Add first part of oil and then tofu. Cook tofu on all sides until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Set tofu aside and return pan to heat.
  3. Add second part of oil to heated pan and then broccoli. Saute broccoli for 1 minute to get it started cooking. Add stock and cover with a lid. Steam broccoli for 2 minutes (steam for 2 to 3 minutes more if you'd like it very tender). Remove lid and add celery and coleslaw mix. Continue cooking vegetables until liquid has cooked off and vegetables are all tender.
  4. Move vegetables to the side of the pan to create a donut shape with a hole in the center. Pour stir-fry sauce in the hole and wait for sauce to start bubbling.
  5. Add tofu back to wok and toss everything together to combine.
  6. Remove pan from heat and stir in sesame seeds.
  7. If rice was made ahead, reheat in the microwave.
  8. Serve stir-fry over rice. Finish with some hot sauce if you’d like. Enjoy!

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