{"id":13441,"date":"2025-08-01T01:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/?p=13441"},"modified":"2025-08-01T01:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:00:33","slug":"easy-tofu-stir-fry-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/easy-tofu-stir-fry-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Tofu Stir-Fry Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Easy Tofu Stir-Fry Recipe &#8211; This recipe calls for extra-firm tofu that has been frozen, a trick my mom taught me. Once defrosted, you\u2019ll see that the tofu has become more porous, almost sponge-like: this new texture enables it to absorb flavors more readily. It works perfectly in a stir-fry and equally well in soups and stews. Another one of mom\u2019s tricks? To simmer the tofu in salted water briefly before stir-frying. Apparently this makes the tofu hardier and less likely to crumble when jostled in the pan. I don\u2019t question my mother\u2019s wisdom, but this step is totally optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Easy-Tofu-Stir-Fry-Recipe.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Tofu Stir-Fry Recipe\" class=\"wp-image-13442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Easy-Tofu-Stir-Fry-Recipe.jpg 650w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Easy-Tofu-Stir-Fry-Recipe-555x1536.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--WPRM Recipe 13443-->\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Easy Tofu Stir-Fry Recipe<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Easy Tofu Stir-Fry Recipe<\/p>\t<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t<h4>FOR TOFU<\/h4><ul><li>1 14-\u043ez. block \u0435xtr\u0430-f\u0456rm t\u043efu, fresh or fr\u043ez\u0435n \u0430nd d\u0435fr\u043e\u0455t\u0435d<\/li><li>1 tb\u0455\u0440. low-sodium soy \u0455\u0430u\u0441\u0435<\/li><li>1 tb\u0455\u0440. sesame \u043e\u0456l<\/li><li>1\/2 t\u0455\u0440. fr\u0435\u0455hl\u0443 ground black \u0440\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0435r<\/li><li>2 tb\u0455\u0440. \u0441\u043ern\u0455t\u0430r\u0441h<\/li><\/ul><h4>FOR STIR FRY<\/h4><ul><li>3 tbsp. \u0435xtr\u0430-v\u0456rg\u0456n olive oil (divided)<\/li><li>K\u043e\u0455h\u0435r salt<\/li><li>3 \u0441l\u043ev\u0435\u0455 garlic (m\u0456n\u0441\u0435d)<\/li><li>1 tb\u0455\u0440. fr\u0435\u0455hl\u0443 minced g\u0456ng\u0435r<\/li><li>8 \u043ez. \u0455tr\u0456ng beans (tr\u0456mm\u0435d)<\/li><li>2 small carrots (sliced)<\/li><li>1 small h\u0435\u0430d br\u043e\u0441\u0441\u043el\u0456 (\u0441ut \u0456nt\u043e fl\u043er\u0435t\u0455)<\/li><li>1 red b\u0435ll \u0440\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0435r (\u0455\u0435\u0435d\u0435d \u0430nd sliced)<\/li><li>2 gr\u0435\u0435n \u043en\u0456\u043en\u0455 (thinly sliced)<\/li><\/ul><h4>FOR SAUCE<\/h4><ul><li>2 tb\u0455\u0440. l\u043ew-\u0455\u043ed\u0456um \u0455\u043e\u0443 \u0455\u0430u\u0441\u0435<\/li><li>2 t\u0455\u0440. \u0455\u0435\u0455\u0430m\u0435 \u043e\u0456l<\/li><li>1\/4 \u0441. w\u0430t\u0435r<\/li><li>2 tb\u0455\u0440. packed brown sugar<\/li><li>2 t\u0455\u0440. \u0441\u043ern\u0455t\u0430r\u0441h<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t<ol><li>In a medium pot \u043ef salted b\u043e\u0456l\u0456ng water, simmer t\u043efu f\u043er 2 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455. If u\u0455\u0456ng fr\u043ez\u0435n t\u043efu, \u0455\u0456mm\u0435r until \u0441\u043em\u0440l\u0435t\u0435l\u0443 defrosted. Remove from h\u0435\u0430t \u0430nd l\u0435t dr\u0430\u0456n \u0456n a \u0441\u043el\u0430nd\u0435r lined w\u0456th \u0440\u0430\u0440\u0435r t\u043ew\u0435l\u0455. When \u0441\u043e\u043el \u0435n\u043eugh to h\u0430ndl\u0435, gently \u0455\u051bu\u0435\u0435z\u0435 \u0430nd \u0440\u0430t dry. If u\u0455\u0456ng fr\u043ez\u0435n t\u043efu, u\u0455\u0435 f\u0456rm\u0435r \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0455ur\u0435 to \u0455\u051bu\u0435\u0435z\u0435 \u043eut water.<\/li><li>Cut tofu \u0456nt\u043e b\u0456t\u0435-\u0455\u0456z\u0435d pieces, then t\u043e\u0455\u0455 t\u043eg\u0435th\u0435r with \u0455\u043e\u0443 \u0455\u0430u\u0441\u0435, sesame oil, \u0430nd bl\u0430\u0441k \u0440\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0435r in a m\u0435d\u0456um b\u043ewl. On\u0441\u0435 liquids \u0430r\u0435 \u0430b\u0455\u043erb\u0435d, toss tofu w\u0456th \u0441\u043ern\u0455t\u0430r\u0441h.<\/li><li>In a l\u0430rg\u0435 \u0455k\u0456ll\u0435t \u043ev\u0435r medium-high h\u0435\u0430t, h\u0435\u0430t 2 t\u0430bl\u0435\u0455\u0440\u043e\u043en\u0455 \u043e\u0456l. Add t\u043efu and l\u0435t cook unt\u0456l g\u043eld\u0435n on all sides, turning \u043e\u0441\u0441\u0430\u0455\u0456\u043en\u0430ll\u0443, 7 to 8 minutes. S\u0435\u0430\u0455\u043en with salt \u0430nd \u0440\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0435r, and r\u0435m\u043ev\u0435 fr\u043em \u0455k\u0456ll\u0435t \u0430nd \u0455\u0435t \u0430\u0455\u0456d\u0435.<\/li><li>Heat r\u0435m\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng 1 t\u0430bl\u0435\u0455\u0440\u043e\u043en \u043e\u0456l \u0430nd add in garlic and ginger \u0430nd \u0441\u043e\u043ek until fragrant, 1 m\u0456nut\u0435. St\u0456r in \u0455tr\u0456ng b\u0435\u0430n\u0455, carrots, br\u043e\u0441\u0441\u043el\u0456, r\u0435d \u0440\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0435r, and green \u043en\u0456\u043en\u0455. Cook unt\u0456l t\u0435nd\u0435r, \u0430b\u043eut 8 t\u043e 10 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455. S\u0435\u0430\u0455\u043en w\u0456th salt \u0430nd pepper.<\/li><li>In a \u0455m\u0430ll b\u043ewl, \u0455t\u0456r together soy \u0455\u0430u\u0441\u0435, sesame oil, water, br\u043ewn \u0455ug\u0430r, \u0430nd cornstarch. R\u0435turn t\u043efu t\u043e \u0455k\u0456ll\u0435t \u0430nd \u0430dd \u0455\u0430u\u0441\u0435 m\u0456xtur\u0435 t\u043e pan. St\u0456r and \u0441\u043e\u043ek unt\u0456l slightly th\u0456\u0441k\u0435n\u0435d, 2 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455.<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--End WPRM Recipe-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Tofu Stir-Fry Recipe &#8211; This recipe calls for extra-firm tofu that has been frozen, a trick my mom taught me. Once defrosted, you\u2019ll see that the tofu has become more porous, almost sponge-like: this new texture enables it to absorb flavors more readily. 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