Main Dishes Recipes - Stir-Fried Tofu and Cabbage Recipe

Ingredients

• 400g/14oz firm tofu, drained, halved and sliced into 1cm/1/2in thickness

• 5 Tbsp soy or sunflower oil

• 300g/11oz cabbage leaves, core discarded, cut into large bite sized pieces

• 1 medium onion, cut into large bite-sized pieces

• 1 green pepper, deseeded and cut into large bite-sized pieces

• 100g/4oz fresh shiitake mushrooms, halved

• 4 Tbsp tomato ketchup

• 1 Tbsp brown sauce

• salt and black pepper

• Boiled rice, to serve

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a frying pan. Lightly brown the tofu on both sides, then remove and drain on paper towels. Clean the pan.

2. Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan. Add the cabbage and onion and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the pepper and mushrooms, and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Add the tofu, tomato ketchup and brown sauce and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Season with the salt and pepper to taste. Serve with rice.

Note: Cabbage is a very underrated vegetable which has never recovered from its image of being overcooked and unappetizing. Properly prepared, it is delicious and an excellent source of trace elements and dietary fiber. Use your soft green cabbage for stir-fry dishes. If you cannot find shiitake mushrooms, use button mushrooms instead. When stir-frying tofu, make sure the pan is very hot, otherwise the tofu will stick on it.