Vegan Recipes for Everyday Meals

Quick and Easy Vegetables and Tofu Fried Rice

Everyone in our family likes fried rice and there are many variations on fried rice that I’m making at home regularly. The key for having a delicious Thai style fried rice is two fold: you need to fry a lot of garlic (red onions will also be a nice addition to the flavor) and you need a special soy sauce that will substitute the fish sauce. Other than that, you can add any vegetable you like and cut it however you like, whatever you see and eat in your favorite Thai restaurant will do.

In regards to the soy sauce to use in vegan fried rice I highly recommend  Golden Mountain Seasoning Sauce. It has a unique flavor that really helps in achieving a Thai style fried rice flavor. Any other soy sauce will do, but again, this one is the closest to the fish sauce flavor without adding the “fishy” taste to it (which I didn’t like anyways).

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Some other tips:

1. Fried rice turns out better with a day old rice. You can store your rice in the fridge in an air tight container or in a big ziplock. It will still be good for fried rice up to four days later.

2. You have to fry a lot of chopped garlic and turn it slightly brown, this is giving the fried rice they unique Thai flavor.

The version that I’m suggesting here is a very quick and easy one that can serve as a full meal as it is full with protein and nutritious veggies. The way I cook the Tofu in this recipe mimics the fried egg that you occasionally find in non vegan fried rice dishes.

3. Use high heat during the whole cooking process, not medium-high. This will reduce the cooking time significantly and will also improve the flavor while maintaining the nutritional values of the veggies you use.

Ingredients:

10-15 garlic cloves – finely chopped

1 red onion – sliced

1 package of Tofu – crumbled

1 cup of broccoli florets

2 corn kernels – or one can of corn kernels

1 large carrot – diced

2 TBS oil

4 cups of cooked rice

2 TBS of turmeric or curry powder

1/4 cup Golden Mountain seasoning sauce or any other soy sauce.

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Directions:

1. Place a wok with the oil heat the oil over high heat.

2. Add the garlic and saute until slightly brown (about 40 seconds). Add the onions and saute for about 1 minute. Add the crumbled tofu and saute for about 2 minutes.

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3. Add the turmeric or curry powder and stir well until the tofu is yellow and resembles scrambled eggs.

4. Add the veggies and Saute for two more minutes.

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5. Add the rice and the soy sauce and saute for about 3-5 minutes. You can add about 1/3 cup of water, if you like your fried rice to be more “sticky”.

6. Serve.

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Quick and Easy Vegetables and Tofu Fried Rice
 
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Ingredients
  • 10-15 garlic cloves - finely chopped
  • 1 red onion - sliced
  • 1 package of Tofu - crumbled
  • 1 cup of broccoli florets
  • 2 corn kernels - or one can of corn kernels
  • 1 large carrot - diced
  • 2 TBS oil
  • 4 cups of cooked rice
  • 2 TBS of turmeric or curry powder
  • ¼ cup Golden Mountain seasoning sauce or any other soy sauce.
Instructions
  1. Place a wok with the oil heat the oil over high heat.
  2. Add the garlic and saute until slightly brown (about 40 seconds). Add the onions and saute for about 1 minute. Add the crumbled tofu and saute for about 2 minutes.
  3. Add the turmeric or curry powder and stir well until the tofu is yellow and resembles scrambled eggs.
  4. Add the veggies and Saute for two more minutes.
  5. Add the rice and the soy sauce and saute for about 3-5 minutes. You can add about ⅓ cup of water, if you like your fried rice to be more "sticky".
  6. Serve.

 

1 Comment

  1. Dan

    This recipe is simply amazing. So easy to make and the result is so similar to fried rice with scrambled egg! delish!

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