My husband loves Chinese food, although we can never replicate a dish as perfectly as it would taste when you get it from the restaurants. I am pretty sure 3 of his favorite words are “Lets get Chinese”. Some of the best Chinese dishes though are made with meat, something we both don’t eat. So we need to be creative. Tim (hubby) loves to make a beautiful stir fry (I will have to post that one day) with a homemade sauce, and steamed broccoli with rice, yum!
So I decided to make a fried tofu for dinner this week, with steamed broccoli and quinoa on the side. We don’t eat tofu a lot, because they say the natural estrogen in the soy beans mess with the hormone levels of your own body (so no good for people with breast cancer or men!). However my test results always showed that my estrogen levels were on the low end, so for me (and anyone in the same boat as me) it is probably just fine every so often (consult your doctor if you are really concerned though). The sauce tastes really good, so I am pleased. Sometimes tofu can be a bit difficult for me to cook right, I can’t seem to get it to evenly brown on all sides, but it still tastes great and makes me come back for more:) I look forward to eating more of this tonight!
I used 2 packages of tofu, and thats what I have in the recipe below. This amount will easily feed 2 people for a couple nights. If it is just you enjoying this dish, cut the recipe amounts in half.
Thanks to Vegan Richa for the inspiration of this recipe.
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