Chili Glazed Tofu over Asparagus & Rice
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Yield
3 servingsPrep
12 minCook
17 minReady
30 minLow Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | cups |
water
|
|
| 3 ½ | ounces |
long grain rice
boil-in-bag |
|
| 2 ¼ | cups |
asparagus
chopped |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
peanut oil
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
rice vinegar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
soy sauce, sodium reduced
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
ginger
minced |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
red hot pepper sauce
with garlic |
*
|
| 1 | pound |
tofu
extrafirm, drained and cut lengthwise into 9 pieces |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
divided |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
carrots
preshredded |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
sesame oil
dark |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 946 | ml |
water
|
|
| 101.2 | ml/g |
long grain rice
boil-in-bag |
|
| 532 | ml |
asparagus
chopped |
|
| 5 | ml |
peanut oil
|
|
| 15 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
rice vinegar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
soy sauce, sodium reduced
|
|
| 5 | ml |
ginger
minced |
|
| 5 | ml |
red hot pepper sauce
with garlic |
*
|
| 453.6 | g |
tofu
extrafirm, drained and cut lengthwise into 9 pieces |
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
divided |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 177 | ml |
carrots
preshredded |
|
| 5 | ml |
sesame oil
dark |
|
Directions
Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan.
Add bag of rice, submerging bag completely in water.
Boil 10 minutes.
Carefully remove bag from pan, leaving boiling water in pan.
Add asparagus to pan; cook 1 minute.
Drain.
While rice cooks, heat peanut oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Combine sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, and chili sauce in a small bowl.
Sprinkle tofu with ½ teaspoon salt and pepper.
Add tofu to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
Add soy sauce mixture; cook 20 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
Combine rice, asparagus, ½ teaspoon salt, carrot, and sesame oil.
Serve tofu over rice.
