All my life I have churlishly and misguidedly thought that tofu was deeply suspect. It used to conjure up images of old hippies with floral patterned flares, dodgy sandals, and beat up camper vans. I also decided it was bound to be slimily tasteless. But now, having tried EN Japanese Brasserie’s made on the hour, every hour, freshly-scooped tofu, I know better.
An extremely waist-friendly stir fry
firm tofu, cut into little squares
a handful of mange tout or snow peas
a handful of fresh spinach leaves
finely sliced red and green peppers
some green beans, blanched for a minute
shelled edamame beans
4 or 5 spring onions (scallions)
slivers of ginger
a squirt of peanut, sesame or olive oil
a dribble of soy sauce
Over high heat, quickly stir fry all the ingredients, adding them in this order: peppers and onions; edamame beans, ginger, green beans and tofu; peas and spinach. This takes 5 minutes in total. Drizzle over some soy sauce. End of story. And for anyone who’s interested, this scores two points on Weight Watchers. Happy waistline …
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