Its the beginning of the year and so we are all trying to eat healthfully.
Healthful is all good but I still need my food to be flavorful.
This is a delicious dish first and foremost and also very easy to make.
I find Asian vegetables either in Chinatown or there is a Korean store near my home.
There is no recipe here per se but I used:
Extra Firm tofu, cut into cubes
Lotus root, sliced thinly
Baby bok choy, cut in half
Snow peas, trimmed
Fresh ginger, julienned
Whole green chilies
1 Onion, sliced
Peanut oil or any vegetable oil
Scallions, chopped
Pickled ginger for garnish.
Soy sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar and sesame oil
Heat the oil in a pan and sear the tofu until browned on all sides. Set aside.
Next, brown the lotus root. Add the ginger, onions and bokchoy and snow peas. Cook over high heat for a few minutes and then add all the sauces except for the sesame oil.
After about 5 minutes when the bok choy is tender but still crispy, add the scallions and drizzle the sesame oil.
Add the tofu and mix well.
Garnish with the pickled ginger.
Serve on a large platter with rice or noodles.
The key to a good stir fry is the freshest vegetables you can find and high heat.
I hope you stir fry up some amazing meals.
Until I cook again!
Indian Culinary Center, NYC 