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Quick and tasty

I love a meal that's quick and tasty. Recently, I remembered a meal that I used to make quite often and have recently rediscovered. In fact, I'm making it tonight. I don't know why I stopped making it (maybe overload), or where I first found it, but just in case you're interested:

Scrambled carrots and tofu with sesame

Put rice on to cook.

Toast a handful or so of sesame seeds in a dry wok or skillet. Once your sesame seeds are toasted, let them cool on a plate while you cook the carrots and tofu.

Crumble a block of firm/extra firm tofu.
Throw several carrots in the food processor, so they're finely chopped. (I aim for about equal amounts of carrot and tofu.)

Heat a tablespoon or two of oil (I use olive) in the wok. Add the carrots and let them cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes. Add crumbled tofu and cook for a few more minutes. Add soy sauce or Bragg's to taste and cook for a final few more minutes. Remove from heat. Add sesame oil to taste, along with the toasted sesame seeds.

Serve with rice. Mmmm. Even the meat eater in the house likes this dish.

Update: There turned out to be a very good benefit to posting this here (other than providing you with a new meal) - Sam used it as a guide to cook dinner, while I felt sorry for my left buttock. I should do this more often, before I cook something.

Posted by Shokufeh at June 30, 2005 08:22 PM