Sunday, August 23, 2015

Stir fry with peppers

We made a tasty stir fry tonight!

Prep:
-Press 1 block tofu for 1 hour, then cut into cubes or triangles
-Chop 1 carrot into sticks
-Chop 1 red bell pepper and 2 hatch chilis into 1/4" slices
-Slice 2 shallots
-Mince 3 cloves garlic
-Cut 3 thin slices from a ginger root
-Slice a few green onions and set aside until end
-Start medium grained rice in rice cooker

Stir fry:
-Dry fry tofu at medium-high heat in a non-stick pan until most sides of the tofu are light brown. Remove from pan and set aside.
-Add oil to pan, heat, and add carrots, ginger, and shallots. Cook until carrots are just browning.
-Add garlic and peppers, cook until just brown.
-Add tofu back in, heat up.
-Add just enough stir fry sauce to cover the veggies and tofu (we used House of Tsang Szechuan Spicy). Cook for a few minutes, stirring often.
-Remove from heat and add green onions and sesame seeds.

Recipe roundup, August 2015

It's been a while since I've updated this blog, but I've still been cooking! Because food is more expensive in DC/Virginia, we've been eating at home a lot, and also trying to eat more cheaply.

Firstly, I've been making a lot of smoothies and overnight oats for breakfast. Made a delicious smoothie today with frozen peach, banana, and ginger; milk and yogurt; and a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg.

Lunches have been a lot of lentil and chickpea dishes. In no particular order:

Spanish Chickpea and Spinach Stew with Ginger
  • I had sort-of made this before, but this time I actually followed the recipe and it turned out great!). Served with brown rice.
Curried Lentils
  • Made with garam masala instead of curry powder.
Cucumber Chickpea Salad with Lemony Tahini Dressing
  • The tahini and olive oil whip up into a mayo-like dressing! Great with pita.