Homemade Asian Take-out

We are prepping for a Holiday Party, so there is lots to do!  Tonight after work we got a Christmas tree and wanted a quick dinner before continuing to clean and decorate.  Here is my take on a delicious meatless Asian take-out meal.  There was plenty leftover for lunches at work tomorrow too.  Feel free to add carrots, I had them in the fridge and forgot all about them, but they’d be great in here.  I also bought the wrong tofu so the pieces all crumbled instead of remaining in chunks, oh well!  Same taste : )

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Veggies:

1 bushel of broccoli (usually comes tied as a few smaller bushels)

1 green pepper (I’d prefer red, but it’s all we had)

1/2 red onion (I’d prefer yellow, but it’s all we had)

1/2 package fresh snow peas

1/2 inch chunk of fresh ginger, peeled & minced

1 garlic clove, minced

drizzle soy sauce

drizzle rice wine vinegar

safflower oil

red pepper flakes

Tofu:

1/2 block extra firm tofu, drained & pressed with towels/paper towels to dry

1/2 inch chunk of fresh ginger, peeled & minced

1 garlic clove, minced

drizzle soy sauce

drizzle rice wine vinegar

safflower oil

red pepper flakes

 

Box of Asian Noodles

1 TBS Earth Balance (optional)

 

Chop the veggies as desired and place all ingredients under veggie section in a large mixing bowl & stir to combine.

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Cut tofu in cubes as desired and marinate in a small bowl with all ingredients under tofu section.

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Cook noodles according to package; we used pad thai rice noodles which had to soak in hot water for 8-10 minutes, then drain.

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Heat some safflower oil in large skillet or wok on medium heat.

Add the tofu marinating mixture and mix around for a few minutes, until starting to brown in color.

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Pour in the entire veggie bowl mixture and mix often to combine & cook the veggies.  Once the veggies have softened, add in the noodles and another drizzle of soy sauce to flavor.

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For extra restaurant-quality deliciousness, add a chunk of earth balance and mix in at the end.

Hard not to dig in right away, but the flavors get better the longer it sits!

Now back to decorating…..

Love this guy!

Love this Santa surfer dude!

So magical : )

So magical : )

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