Chinese-style Tofu Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated gingerroot
• 1 teaspoon fresh minced garlic
• 2 small red bell peppers, minced or cut into small bite size pieces
• 5 mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 3 green onions, the whites thinly sliced and greens cut into 2 inch lengths
• 16 ounces tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons red miso, creamed with
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon smooth cashew butter or 1 tablespoon tahini sesame butter
• 1/2 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a wok (or skillet/deep pan).
• 2 saute gingerroot, garlic, and red peppers for 2-3 minutes.
• 3 add mushrooms and onion whites and saute another 2-3 minutes.
• 4 add onion greens and tofu cubes and saute for a minute or so.
• 5 combine the miso, soy sauce, honey, cashew butter, and vinegar in a bowl or small glass, mixing well.
• 6 pour this mixture into the wok.
• 7 let it simmer for about a minute while stirring the sauce into the tofu and vegetables.
• 8 stir in the dissolved cornstarch, letting it simmer until it thickens.
• 9 serve hot with rice.