I just made a really awesome stir fry with some ingredients we just had lying around the house. I don’t consider myself a good cook (or, really, much of a cook at all), so I was surprised at how good this came out, considering it was sort of a “well, this sounds good” process of throwing things in the frying pan (I guess most good recipes fall into that category). I didn’t measure anything and it’s all to taste anyway, so I’m not going to include amounts of anything, just what I used (which is also to taste).
- Tofu
- Bell peppers (I used frozen bell peppers that were cut into strips — would be even more tasty with fresh bell peppers)
- Tomatos (I used what we had — grape tomatoes, cut in halves)
- Corn (again, frozen, but fresh would be more awesome)
- Soy sauce
- Rice vinegar (a small splash)
- Chile oil (small amount or to taste)
- Garlic (minced or freshly pressed — I used minced from a squeezy tube)
- Ginger (minced or fresh, grated — I used fresh, grated with a cheese grater)
- Brown sugar
- Peanut oil
With the frozen ingredients and literally no prep time (other than cutting the tofu into bite-size pieces), the whole thing took about 15 minutes to cook.
Fry the tofu in the peanut oil until golden. (I could have let mine go for a bit longer, but I was hungry and started adding in the other ingredients before the tofu was fully golden, which would have added a few minutes to my time, but it wasn’t a problem at all.) Add the soy sauce (enough to coat the tofu). Add the bell peppers. Add the tomatoes. Add garlic. Add ginger (I just grated it over the frying pan). Mix it all up. Add brown sugar (I used maybe 1Tbsp for one bowl of awesomeness). Add the rice vinegar and a little more soy sauce. Add the corn and mix everything up. Serve when the corn is cooked through.
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