Chinese-Style Tofu Sauce
- 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
- Heat the oil in a wok (or skillet/deep pan).
- Saute gingerroot, garlic, and red peppers for 2-3 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and onion whites and saute another 2-3 minutes.
- Add onion greens and tofu cubes and saute for a minute or so.
- Combine the miso, soy sauce, honey, cashew butter, and vinegar in a bowl or small glass, mixing well.
- Pour this mixture into the wok.
- Let it simmer for about a minute while stirring the sauce into the tofu and vegetables.
- Stir in the dissolved cornstarch, letting it simmer until it thickens.
- Serve hot with rice.
oil, gingerroot, garlic, red bell peppers, mushrooms, green onions, red miso, water, soy sauce, honey, butter, rice wine vinegar, cornstarch, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chinese-style-tofu-sauce-63036 (may not work)