Best Stir Fried Tofu And Green Beans Recipes

SPICY STIR-FRIED TOFU WITH CORN, GREEN BEANS AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Cut the tofu into 1/4-inch matchsticks, and place them on paper towels. Place another paper towel on top, and prepare the remaining ingredients.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, and the sesame oil. Combine the salt, pepper and sugar in another small bowl. Have all the ingredients within arm's length of your pan.
• Bring a medium saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil, add the green beans and blanch one minute. Transfer the beans to a bowl of cold water, drain and dry on a kitchen towel.
• Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch steel skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates from the surface within a second or two. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to the sides of the pan and tilt the pan to distribute. Add the tofu. Stir-fry one to two minutes until it begins to color. Add the garlic, ginger and jalapeño, and stir-fry for no more than 10 seconds.
• Add the remaining oil and then the green beans, corn and scallions. Stir-fry for one minute. Add the salt, pepper and sugar, and toss together. Add the soy sauce mixture. Cover and cook 30 seconds. Uncover, add the cilantro and stir-fry for another 30 seconds to a minute until the green beans are crisp tender. Remove from the heat and serve.

STIR-FRIED EGGPLANT AND GREEN BEANS WITH TOFU AND CHILI-GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Put cubed eggplant in bowl and salt generously. Set aside. Brown ground pork. Heat 1 T olive oil in large non-stick skillet. Add green beans and stir-fry until coated, about 30 seconds. Add 2 T water to skillet, cover, and cook until beans are almost crisp-tender and water evaporates, about 2 minutes. Transfer green beans to a bowl. Use paper towels to dry moisture from eggplant. Put in grill basket and spray with olive oil spray (over sink). Grill outside until browned in some spots and softened. Spray large non-stick pan with olive oil. Add eggplant and stir-fry until tender about 1 minute. Add scallions and stir-fry until scallions are fragrant, about 30 seconds. Return green beans to skillet; add tofu and browned pork and stir-fry until heated through, about 2 minutes. Mix chili-garlic sauce and 4 T water in a small bowl. Pour into skillet and stir-fry vegetables and tofu gently until lightly coated, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt. Serve on rice.

STIR-FRIED TOFU AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Put oil in large skillet over med-high heat. Add tofu, salt and pepper. Turn occasionally until browned and crisp 10-15 min. Remove from pan. Add green beans, salt, pepper. lightly brown 3-5min. Mix together remaining ingredients. Whisk. Return tofu to pan with the sauce. Toss to coat. Serve immediately.