Tofu & Green Beans

I'm totally on a green beans kick. Can you tell? Lol. I decided to stir fry it this time with tofu. I do really love tofu. I suppose it could be bland, but you just have to add flavours to it. Tofu is the BEST at taking in any flavour you want. Usually it's soy sauce for me, but meh. I like what I like.

I actually just made this dish for lunch the next day. I like my sleep so I don't wake up earlier just to cook lunch. I prefer to do it the night before and then nuke it at work the day after. Way easier.


Tofu & Green Beans
(serves 2)

Ingredients:

• 1 454g pack medium firm tofu, drained and rinsed
• 1 lb green beans, cut into 1-2 inch length pieces
• 1/2 inch knob of ginger, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 Tbsp canola oil

Directions:

1. Pat tofu dry with a paper towel and cut into bite size pieces. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a wok on high heat. Add ginger and garlic. Stir until fragrant.
3. Add green beans and tofu, and then oyster sauce. Gently stir until sauce is well distributed. Cover the lid and let cook for 5 -10 minutes, until veggies are tender crisp.
4. Serve with rice.

You can always toss the tofu in a little flour seasoned with salt. It'll make the sauce thicker and the tofu a little more crisp. If that's the case, then throw the tofu in first and let it brown a little before tossing in the green beans and sauce. I needed to get this done quick, so I didn't bother. I ended up with a lot of watery liquid in the end, which is fine because I like pouring that over my rice. But some people don't, so to those ppl, I say to add some cornstarch to the sauce before covering the lid OR to just toss the tofu in flour to absorb some of that moisture. :)