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Tofu and Eggplant Stir-Fry with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Cubes of firm tofu seared with garlic-scented oil, slender eggplant cooked soft, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and jalapeno, glazed with a soy, sake and vinegar sauce and finished with crisp zucchini and sugar snaps.

  • YieldServes 4 as part of a multicourse meal
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total41 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 200 gfirm tofu, 2 squares, rinsed
  • 4dry sun-dried tomato halves, not oil-packed
  • 60 mlwarm water, for soaking the tomatoes

Sauce

  • 2 tbspsoy sauce
  • 1 tbspsake or vodka
  • 1 tspChinkiang or balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tspsugar
  • 3 tbspolive oil or corn oil
  • 3 clovesgarlic, medium, thinly sliced
  • 2small jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced
  • 1small Chinese eggplant, halved lengthwise, cut into 6 mm slices
  • ½ cupsmall button mushrooms, halved
  • ¼ cupred bell pepper, cut into julienne
  • 1small zucchini, halved lengthwise, cut into 6 mm slices
  • ½ cupsugar snap peas, strings removed, halved on the diagonal
  • to tastepurple basil and baby basil sprigs, for garnishoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sulfites
  • Legumes (any)
  • Peas
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Eggplant (aubergine)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Zucchini
  • Basil
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Wok

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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