Sensational Sesame Bowl

The star of this bowl is our lip-smacking, mouthwatering sesame peanut sauce and crispy baked tofu. Yes tofu. Before you close this page or skip to another website thinking we’re crazy and wondering how tofu could be the star of anything..Just hold on, you’ve been cooking tofu all wrong! We had no idea how amazing this plant protein could taste until we discovered the Thug kitchen cookbook. At least try baking your tofu, you really don’t want to miss out!

Sensational Sesame Bowl

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Servings	Prep Time
4 Servings	40 Minutes

Cook Time

25 Minutes

Servings Prep Time 4 Servings 40 Minutes

Cook Time 25 Minutes

Sensational Sesame Bowl Print Recipe CourseSupper Servings Prep Time 4 Servings 40 Minutes Cook Time 25 Minutes Servings Prep Time 4 Servings 40 Minutes Cook Time 25 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1 package extra firm tofu (350 g)
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 1/2 tbsp soy sauce (low sodium)
• 1/2 tsp sambal oelek (or any chili sauce)
• 1 1/3 cup brown rice (we used a mix of brown and wild rice)
• 5 cloves garlic
• 6-8 green onion
• 2-3 bell pepper
• 1 package snow peas (approximately 200g)
• 2 cup mushrooms
• 3 carrot (medium size)
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)

Sauce

• 1 1/2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 3 1/2 tbsp soy sauce (low sodium)
• 2 tsp sambal oelek (or any chili sauce)
• 4-5 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp natural peanut butter

Servings: Servings

Instructions

1. Place rack at center of oven and preheat to 425 degrees F
2. Remove tofu from package, dry with paper towel to remove any excess liquid, cube, and place in bowl. Toss with 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1/2 tbsp soy sauce and 1/2 tsp sambal
3. Bake tofu on lightly oiled pan for 20 minutes on 1 side and then for 10 minutes on second side. Cook rice as per package instructions and then set aside
4. Prepare sauce by blending together sesame oil, soy, sambal, brown sugar and peanut butter. Set aside.
5. Mince garlic, slice green onions, peppers, mushrooms, snow peas and chop carrots into thin matchsticks
6. Saute garlic (in 1 tsp oil) at medium heat for 1 minute. Add mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and pepper if desired and saute 4-5 minutes.
7. Add carrots and cook 2-4 minutes. Add peppers with few teaspoons of sauce and cook 6-8 minutes at medium-high heat until peppers begin to soften
8. Add snow peas, tofu, 1/3 sauce and cook covered 3-5 minutes at medium heat
9. Increase heat to high, add green onions and another 1/3 of sauce. Cook additional 2-3 minutes
10. Plate rice and top with stir fry, a light drizzle of leftover sauce and sesame seeds as desired

Recipe Notes

Inspired by recipes from Thug Kitchen and Minimalist Baker

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