This post is dedicated to my “manang” (older sister), who is trying out vegetarianism/veganism for a month, in which I am very proud of.  She is doing her best to try get healthy and start making healthier dishes for her family.  And, I am trying to help her with some recipes and some vegan dish ideas.

This dish is super easy!  If you have tofu, veggies, and sauce, you are set!

Note: You can use any veggies you would like: zucchini, squash, spinach, peas, mung bean sprouts, carrots, green beans, broccoli, sugar snap peas, edamame, etc.

Today, this is what I made using the local produce I got from the CSA (community supported agriculture).

Ingredients:

• 1 package of firm tofu (squared/sliced)
• 4 carrots (sliced)
• 1 bell pepper (sliced)
• 1 large onion (sliced)
• 1.5 cups of broccoli
• 1.5 cups of green beans (I used “gold rush”, which is why it looks a bit yellow)
• 4 cloves of garlic (minced)
• 1 cup of vegetable broth
• 8 to 10 tablespoons of any organic teriyaki sauce
• 2 tablespoons of fresh ground ginger
• 1.5 tablespoon of corn starch (this is to thicken your sauce)
• liquid aminos to taste (instead of salt)
• ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoons sesame seeds (optional)
• 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame seed oil (optional).  Add this after you are finished cooking the stir fry.
• Sriracha Sauce (for spice)…this is optional.  Just add little by little.  You can also add any type of Asian hot sauce.
• 3 tablespoons of grape seed oil

Directions:

1. Saute garlic, ginger and onions in 1 tablespoon of grape seed oil for a minute or two, right before the onions are transparent.
2. Add the rest of your veggies.
3. Mix vegetable broth with the corn starch, then add to the cooking veggies.
4. Add teriyaki sauce.
5. In another pan, cook sliced up tofu in grape seed oil.  After 5 minutes of cooking the tofu, add a bit of liquid aminos to it.  Then, cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Add the tofu to the veggie pot.
7. Stir and cook together for about 10 to 15 minutes.
8. Serve over quinoa or brown rice.
9. Enjoy!

Tofu cooking.

Veggies in sauce cooking.

Note: supporting your local organic farmers is better for the environment and for yourself.  You get the produce fresh off of the plants/trees, without traveling thousands of miles (burning fuel), and without pesticides/chemicals that could be dangerous to your health and to the earth.