Vegetable Moo Shu is healthy and vegan, but it’s also just plain delicious. We’re pretty confident that anyone will enjoy this dish. Not just vegans and vegetarians. It’s one of those dishes that makes us happy to eat less meat and more vegetables at a meal. Note: This recipe was originally published in September 2017.
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Category Archive: ‘Tofu’
This chicken and soft tofu casserole recipe is a dish of bubbling, delicious comfort. A tofu casserole, usually served in a clay pot, is the very idea of comfort food for many Chinese. The word “casserole” refers to a dish cooked or stewed slowly, usually in an oven. In the case of Chinese casseroles, they
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This Crispy Tofu recipe is all about textural contrast: the crispy outer coating vs. the soft, tender interior of the soft tofu itself. I serve it drizzled with a quick sauce, reduced down until thick and syrupy, and fresh scallions. The best part? No deep-frying necessary! How to Make Crispy Tofu The secret to making
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This recipe for stir-fried cucumbers with bean threads and wood ears is a tasty Chinese vegetarian dish that you can serve as part of a larger meal, or as a meal in and of itself with a side of steamed rice. It’s all about texture—crunchy, chewy, crispy—all mixed together! Have Lots of Cucumbers? In our
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This Cantonese-Style Steamed Tofu has all the great flavor of a Cantonese steamed fish, with ginger, scallions, cilantro, and sweet soy sauce, but with a more affordable—and sustainable—protein: tofu! Everyone loves Cantonese Steamed Fish, a major comfort food and an easy 20-minute recipe to boot. While we still love it, you’d be amazed at how
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This Scallion Ginger Beef and Tofu recipe is dish you may find in Chinatown takeout or lunch places, usually for less than $10. At its best, it has lots of “wok hay,” or wok-seared flavor, from being cooked over very high heat in thin, superheated carbon steel woks. While there isn’t a huge volume of
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This spicy garlic tofu is quick and easy to throw together, taking just 10 minutes to cook. It’s and really tasty over rice, with a side of stir-fried greens. It’s sort of a variation on mapo tofu, a popular Sichuan dish. Garlic is the star in this version, however, and it’s also on the milder,
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This Vegetarian Duck, or sù yā (素鸭) recipe is a delicious vegan/vegetarian dish that feels super special, but is surprisingly simple to make. A savory, umami filling of shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and carrots is wrapped inside layers of bean curd skin, steamed, pan-fried, and braised. When sliced, you could almost swear it looks like
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