The Easiest Tofu Noodle Stir Fry
As many of you, I am at home cooking a lot more and experimenting with my restaurant favorites at home. I’m also getting ready to move states in a month, so I’ve been slowly but surely going through my freezer and pantry, trying to get through as much food and condiments as possible! I found some udon noodles tucked in the back of the freezer, so I decided to take a swing at a Japanese-style tofu udon stir fry. I think it came out pretty dang tasty as well as just dang pretty! Depending on the noodles you use, it can be vegan and gluten-free. Ours ended up being vegan and gluten-free completely on accident, and it didn’t taste like it was missing anything in the least.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 12 oz packet frozen stir fry vegetables
1 16 oz packet udon or rice noodles, I used cooked Twin Marquis udon
¾ cup San-J Peanut Sauce
¼ cup Thai Kitchen Sriracha Sauce (or regular Sriracha)
1 block extra firm tofu
1.5 tbsp Tamari or low sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
Oil, for pan-frying
Recipe:
1. Drain tofu of water and place on paper towels below and on top of the tofu. There’s a lot of liquid in there, so you may want to use a plate or cutting board below the tofu. Place something heavy on top to press the tofu, like a cast iron pan or a big pot. Press for at least 5-10 minutes. You can skip this step if you’re pressed for time, but your tofu won’t come out as crispy due to all the moisture being locked in.
2. While the tofu is being pressed, mix together the Tamari/soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil in a medium bowl. Preheat your air fryer or oven to 400° F.
3. After 5 minutes, remove tofu and cut into bite-size cubes. Toss tofu in the marinade from step 2 and set aside for 10 minutes.
4. Add tofu to air fryer or oven and cook until crispy. Toss up the tofu about halfway through cooking. This will take 10-12 minutes in the air fryer and 25-30 minutes in the oven.
5. While tofu is cooking, heat 2 tbsp oil on a large skillet. Toss in frozen stir fry vegetables and cook according to packaging. When vegetables have started cooking and most of the ice/water has cooked away, add the ¼ Sriracha Sauce or Sriracha.
6. Toss noodles into skillet and add in Peanut Sauce. Mix well to coat everything. Change heat to low.
7. When tofu is done, add to the skillet and heat through all ingredients for serving. Enjoy!
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The Easiest Tofu Noodle Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz packet frozen stir fry vegetables
- 1 16 oz packet udon or rice noodles I used cooked Twin Marquis udon
- ¾ cup San-J Peanut Sauce
- ¼ cup Thai Kitchen Sriracha Sauce or regular Sriracha
- 1 block extra firm tofu
- 1.5 tbsp Tamari or low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- Oil for pan-frying
Instructions
- Drain tofu of water and place on paper towels below and on top of the tofu. There’s a lot of liquid in there, so you may want to use a plate or cutting board below the tofu. Place something heavy on top to press the tofu, like a cast iron pan or a big pot. Press for at least 5-10 minutes. You can skip this step if you’re pressed for time, but your tofu won’t come out as crispy due to all the moisture being locked in.
- While the tofu is being pressed, mix together the Tamari/soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil in a medium bowl. Preheat your air fryer or oven to 400° F.
- After 5 minutes, remove tofu and cut into bite-size cubes. Toss tofu in the marinade from step 2 and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Add tofu to air fryer or oven and cook until crispy. Toss up the tofu about halfway through cooking. This will take 10-12 minutes in the air fryer and 25-30 minutes in the oven.
- While tofu is cooking, heat 2 tbsp oil on a large skillet. Toss in frozen stir fry vegetables and cook according to packaging. When vegetables have started cooking and most of the ice/water has cooked away, add the ¼ Sriracha Sauce or Sriracha and toss to coat.
- Toss noodles into skillet and add Peanut Sauce. Mix well to coat everything. Change heat to low.
- When tofu is done, add to the skillet to heat through all ingredients for serving. Enjoy!