Sauteed vegetables and tofu with sweet and sour sauce

Sautéed vegetables and tofu with sweet and sour sauce
Sautéed vegetables and tofu with sweet and sour sauce

A simple stir-fry of vegetables and tofu can be delicious if it is seasoned with the right sauce. In this case, as we have accompanied it with sweet and sour sauce, the result is intense, exotic and with a very subtle Asian touch that makes it really addictive.

In addition, thanks to its ingredients, this stir-fry is loaded with proteins , fiber , beta-carotene , lecithin , omega 3 , vitamins A , C , E , K and B9 (folic acid), phosphorus , magnesium , potassium and, thanks to tofu , much calcium

On the other hand, when carrying ginger , it also provides flavonoids , curcumin , vitamin B3 , boron , cobalt , chromium , manganese , silicon and zinc .

Below you can see what ingredients you need and the steps to follow to make this dish.

Difficulty levelPreparation timeRations
Easy45 m.For 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 carrot
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon whole sugar cane
  • 1 tablespoon rice flour
  • 200 gr. tofu
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 50 ml. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 spoonful of oregano

Instructions

  1. Mix the soy sauce with the flour, sugar and vinegar, stirring everything well to avoid lumps. We reserve
  2. Grate the ginger and garlic, drain and cut the tofu into cubes, and put to heat a little oil in a pan. When it is hot, we toss the tofu next to the ginger and the garlic and, when we see that the tofu is golden, we remove everything from the frying pan and we reserve, leaving the oil in the frying pan.
  3. Wash the pepper and carrot, peel the latter and the onion, and cut everything in julienne. Put the pan back on the fire with the oil that has been left over to make the tofu and sauté the vegetables with the salt, pepper and oregano until they are soft.
  4. When the vegetables are at their point, we add the tofu with the ginger and the garlic, we throw the sauce that we had reserved, and we throw the 50 ml. of oil. We remove everything so that it mixes well making sure that the tofu does not fall apart and, when everything is well mixed, we remove it from the pan and serve it very hot.
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