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 : )

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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…..