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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Mongolian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Remove tofu from water and thoroughly pat with paper towels to dry. | 2. Slice tofu in half lengthwise, then quarter it by cutting it in half along the narrow sides. You will have four rectangles. Keep them together, then begin slicing 1/4" slices from the narrow end. You should end up with lots of pieces that measure just over 1" long and about 3/4" wide. | 3. Put these pieces on a plate, sandwiched between paper towels, and press them dry. This should get most of the water out. | 4. Heat sesame oil in a deep skillet over low/medium heat. | 5. Add ginger and garlic to the pan and lightly sautee for about 30 seconds. Do not scorch the garlic. | 6. Add soy sauce and water. | 7. Dissolve the brown sugar in the liquid, then raise the heat to medium high and boil sauce for about three minutes. It will thicken slightly. | 8. Remove from heat and cool slightly. | 9. Put tofu strips inside of sauce and marinate them for 30-60 minutes. You can start your rice during this step, if you plan to use brown rice. | 10. Use a colander to gently strain the liquid from the tofu. Keep the liquid in a bowl for the next step. | 11. Add cornstarch to liquid and dissolve. | 12. Gently place the tofu back into the skillet (or in a wok, if you'd like) and brown it on medium. Don't turn it too often, or it will break. You can add a small amount of sesame oil to help it along. | 13. Add green onions, peppers and mushrooms to the skillet or wok. | 14. Pour sauce into the veggie mixture and heat, just until it's nice and hot. | 15. Serve over brown rice or pad thai noodles. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sesame oil	3	tablespoons		360.67199999999997	0.0	0.0	40.8
ginger	1	teaspoon	minced	1.6	0.3554	0.0364	0.015
garlic	2	tablespoons	chopped	25.33	5.6202	1.0812	0.085
soy sauce	1	cup	low sodium	135.15	12.5715	20.756999999999998	1.4535
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
dark brown sugar	1 1/4	1/4		-	-	-	-
extra tofu	2	containers	firm	-	-	-	-
cornstarch	1/4	cup		121.92	29.2064	0.0832	0.016
green onion	4		cut	-	-	-	-
red bell pepper	1		cut	-	-	-	-
mushroom	10	ounces	quartered	96.3883	19.2493	6.3503	1.3891

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.