Okra Tofu Stir-Fry
Okra was never my favorite vegetable growing up, but it is one of Theron’s favorite there is. I do think they’re a beautiful vegetable so I often get sucked into buying them at the farmers market. This was an awesome way to use them in a way that I knew I’d like!
Tofu and okra unite with a delicious peanutty sauce and rice to make a spicy, flavorful stir-fry.
Serves roughly 2-3
Ingredients:
-1 jalapeno, sliced
-1 tbsp coconut oil
-2 cups cooked rice
-Fresh mint
-Fresh ginger
-Okra (I used maybe 10 pieces?)
-1 block extra firm tofu
-Tamari (gluten free soy sauce)
-Peanut sauce (didn’t measure, but recipe-ish below!)
Rough Peanut Sauce:
-Equal parts tamari and rice vinegar, a dash of toasted sesame seed oil, a dash of maple syrup, a heaping tablespoon of white miso, and two or three tablespoons of peanut butter. Whisk it all together!
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Press your tofu for an hour+ to dry it out, chop it, toss it in tamari.
3. Slice the okra into pieces. Roast the tofu and the okra for 20ish minutes, till crispy.
4. Pan fry the sliced jalapeno in coconut oil in a hot cast iron. Removed them and throw in some cooked rice without wiping out the pan. Add in fresh ginger and mint.
5. Once the rice is sort of crispy, remove and put it in bowls. Top with the roasted tofu, okra, jalapenos, and peanut sauce.
Okra Tofu Stir-Fry
Ingredients
- 1 jalapeno sliced
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 cups cooked rice
- fresh mint
- fresh ginger
- 10-12 large pieces fresh okra
- 1 block extra firm tofu
- 2 tbsp tamari or soy sauce or coconut aminos
Rough Peanut Sauce Recipe
- 1/4 cup tamari or soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp white miso paste
- 2-3 tbsp all natural creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Press your tofu for an hour+ to dry it out. Then chop it and toss it in tamari.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Slice the okra into pieces. Roast the tofu and the okra for 20ish minutes, till crispy.
- Pan fry the sliced jalapeno in coconut oil in a hot cast iron. Removed them and throw in some cooked rice without wiping out the pan. Add in fresh ginger and mint.
- Once the rice is sort of crispy, remove and put it in bowls. Top with the roasted tofu, okra, jalapenos, and peanut sauce.