Tofu And Broccoli With Peanut Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup unprocessed peanut butter
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons tamari
• 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 (1 lb) bunch fresh broccoli (frozen will do)
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb tofu, cut into small cubes
• 3 dashes salt
• 2 cups thinly-sliced onions
• 1 cup coarsely-chopped raw peanuts
• 2 -3 tablespoons tamari

Recipe

• 1 -----------thesauce-----------.
• 2 in a small saucepan, whisk together the peanut butter and hot water until uniform in consistency.
• 3 whisk in the remaining ingredients.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 -------thesaute-------------.
• 6 cut off the bottom half-inch of the broccoli stems.
• 7 shave off the tough outer skins of the stalks with a sharp paring knife or a vegetable peeler.
• 8 cut the stalks diagonally into thin slices.
• 9 coarsely chop the flowerettes.
• 10 set aside.
• 11 begin heating the large skillet.
• 12 when it is hot add 1 tbsp of the oil.
• 13 add half the garlic.
• 14 salt lightly.
• 15 sauté over medium heat for 1 minute, then add the tofu chunks.
• 16 turn the heat up a little, and stir-fry the tofu for 5-8 minutes.
• 17 transfer it, including whatever liquid it might have expressed, to the saucepanful of peanut sauce.
• 18 mix together gently.
• 19 wipe the skillet with a paper towel, and return it to the stove to begin heating once again.
• 20 add the remaining garlic.
• 21 salt lightly.
• 22 add the onions, and some black pepper.
• 23 sauté, stirring frequently, over medium heat, until the onions are soft.
• 24 on another burner, begin heating the peanut-tofu sauce on a low heat.
• 25 it shouldn't actually cook-it only needs to be warmed through.
• 26 add the broccoli and the chopped peanuts to the skillet.
• 27 add 2-3 tbsp tamari and stir-fry over medium-high heat until the broccoli is bright green and just tender.
• 28 pour the heated peanut sauce over the sauté.
• 29 toss everything gently until everything is coated with everything else.
• 30 serve over long-grained or brown rice (basmati is good).