My Asian Students Favorite Gluten Free Tofu & Vegetable Stir Fry

     Tofu has a funny texture.  For years I avoided it.  For almost 3 years I've cooked for the Asian students that have lived with us, but I never made a dish with tofu in it.  Three weeks ago I took the plunge and made my first tofu stir fry from a recipe I got on  All Recipes. 

When you take your first bite, you will be surprised!  It's the best tasting tofu stir-fry I ever tried!   The sauce is a delicious blend of ingredients.  I've tweaked the sauce quite a bit--I've added more gluten free tamari and black pepper and decreased the amount of rice vinegar.   Over the years this has been a very popular recipe for our international students.

                       Gluten Free Tofu & Vegetable Stir-Fry - for 8-10

1.  Prepare veggies: 

(1)  Slice 2 carrots on the diagonal.

(2)  Slice 1 green or red bell pepper on diagonal.

(3)  Chop 1 bunch of  broccoli.

(4)  Slice 1 cup of fresh shitake mushrooms.

(5)  Thinly slice 1 onion.

(6)  Slice 2 stalks of celery on the diagonal.

(7)  Mince 2 cloves of garlic and mince 1 T of fresh ginger.

(8)  1 ¼ cups of bean sprouts (I put in the whole package and sometimes I omit)

(9)  Drain 1 cup of bamboo shoots and 1 can of baby corn. (I don't always put these in)

(10) 1 Zucchini sliced on the diagonal

2. Prepare tofu: 
(1)   Set 2 blocks of tofu on a plate and let sit for 20+ minutes.  Drain off any water. 
(2)   Slice  into 1" cubes.  Toss with 2-3 T of sesame oil. 
(3)   Put on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Drain off any water. 
(4)   Flip and bake 10  minutes.  Continue flipping and baking until browned.  Set aside until needed.

NOTE:  I've also cooked this in a pan with 2 T of coconut oil until browned. 

3. Prepare stir- fry sauce: In a small bowl bowl whisk together 1/2 cup of gluten free tamari, 1/2 cup water,  2 T rice vinegar, 1 T agave/honey,  1 tsp. salt, 1  tsp. black pepper,  and 2-3 tsp. tapioca starch.

4. Stir-fry vegetables & tofu:

(1)  In a large skillet put 2 T of coconut oil and saute the yellow onion for 1 minute.

(2)  Stir in the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 30 seconds. 

(3)  Add the other vegetables and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

(4)  Then add 1/4 cup of water, cover and let steam for 2 minutes.

(5)  Add the tofu back.
(6) Then pour in the stir-fry sauce and stir until the sauce thickens about 1-2 minutes.

(7)  Garnish with the green onions.

Other Chinese recipes on this blog:

Note about Internet recipes:  For the past 6 years we've hosted international students. Whenever I've made something, they have tasted it, and given me recommendations to make it taste more authentic.  Most of these Internet recipes have been tweaked by their suggestions.

BEEF RECIPES:
Delicious Gluten Free Beef Broccoli Stir-Fry  (Modification of Internet recipe)
The Best Gluten Free Mongolian Beef Stir-Fry  (Modification of Internet recipe)
The Best Gluten Free Ginger Beef Stir-Fry (Modification of Internet recipe)

CHICKEN RECIPES:
Gluten Free Chinese Almond Chicken Stir-Fry   (Modification of Internet recipe)
Amazing Gluten Free Chinese Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry   (Modification of Internet recipe)
Gluten Free Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry  (Modification of Internet recipe)
Gluten Free Chinese - Chicken Broccoli Stir-Fry  (Modification of Internet recipe)
Gluten Free Chinese - Spicy Kung Pao Chicken Stir Fry  (Modification of Internet recipe)
Gluten Free Chinese - Authentic Chinese BBQ Chicken  (From my Bible Study friend Rose)
Rose's Chinese Yellow Curry with Chicken & Vegetables  (From my Bible Study friend Rose)
Gluten Free Chinese - Fantastic Soy Sauce Chicken  (Modification of Internet recipe)
Rose's Authentic Stir-Fried Chicken & Vegetables (Made Gluten Free!)
Gluten Free Sweet & Sour Chicken (From my daughter-in-law's family cookbook)
Authentic Chinese Chicken & Leek Stir Fry  (Shared with me by a Chinese student's mother)

TOFU RECIPES:
Tofu & Vegetable Stir-Fry  (Modification of Internet recipe)
Orange "Beef" Tofu Stir- Fry  (Modification of Internet recipe)

FISH RECIPES:
Steamed Scallion Ginger Fish with Stir-Fried Bok Choy  (Modification of Internet recipe)
Fantastic Mahi & Vegetable Stir Fry   (Modification of Internet recipe)
Tasty Gluten Free Sweet & Sour Fish  (From my daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook)

NOODLES & RICE:
Gluten Free Chinese Fried Rice    (From my Come & Dine Cookbook)
The Cheung's Gluten Free Chow Mien  (My Bible study friend Rose taught me this)

SOUP RECIPES:
Chinese Chicken Soups  - Bok choy chicken, chicken & spinach, and chicken & cabbage
Gluten Free Chinese Hot Pot  (Combination of Internet & Yingying a student from China)
Making Congee with a Chinese Student  (Recipe from a Chinese friend & a student)
Chinese Egg Drop Soup   (From my Syre School Cookbook)

SALAD RECIPES
Gluten Free Chinese Chicken Cabbage Salad  (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Rose's Refreshing Cucumber Salad  (From a Bible study friend)
Chinese Mandarin Salad & Thai Peanut Dressing   (Dressing is from my friend Judi)