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Thai Vegetables with Orange
Sauce- 1/4 lb. firm tofu - 1/2 cup unsalted cashews,
toasted - 1/4 cup chopped onion - 1 green pepper chopped - 1/2 head
broccoli, cut into florets - 1 carrot, chopped - 4 tbsp. olive
oil
Orange sauce: - 1/2 cup orange
juice - 1 tbsp lemon juice - 1/8 tsp salt - 1 tbsp maple syrup - 1
tbsp cornstarch - 2 tbsp water
To make the sauce,
dissolve the corn starch in the water. Mix well with the other ingredients and
warm on the stove or in the microwave. Keep warm. Prepare the tofu by
pressing it gently betwen paper towels to remove the excess moisture, then
cutting into cubes. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a pan to medium-high. Place the
tofu in the pan and brown by turning the cubes until all sides are nicely
browned. Meanwhile, in the remaining olive oil, stir fry the onion, green
pepper, broccoli, and carrot until tender. Mix together the vegetables and tofu
and add the orange sauce. Sprinkle the toasted cashews over the dish. Serve
with basmati rice. Serves 2 |
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