Tofu fried rice

[bif]

http://cookingwiththemark.blogspot.com

Ingredients
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 carrot, shaved
2 green onions, minced
1 package extra firm tofu
1 c basmati rice, cooked
Soy sauce
Vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
2 c mushrooms, minced
1 c frozen peas

Directions
Cook Basmati rice a few hours in advance or the day before and refrigerate overnight.
Put a weight on the tofu and remove as much liquid as possible from it, for an hour or two. Chop into bite sized pieces and fry in oil until golden brown. Remove and and drain on paper toweling. In the same pan, (I use a large non-stick pan), cook the onion in vegetable oil for about 10 minutes. Add mushrooms carrots, and celery and cook for 10 minutes or so. Add rice (It may be clumpy, so have at it with a spoon to separate it) and cook for 5 minutes. Push the mixture aside and pour the egg into the empty space. Cook thoroughly. Chop into small pieces and fold rice into the cooked egg. Add black pepper, soy sauce, to taste, peas and tofu, and cook for a few minutes. Top with green onions and serve.

[otherone]

1. looks good..

thanks for the link

[bif]

2. It turned out great!

Only problem was, it made a ton of food. And there's just two of us. So we'll be eating leftovers for a while!

[LancetChick]

3. Sounds like my "go-to" fried rice.

Except I use brown rice and lots of minced ginger. It's a great dish to add vegetables to without making it a lesser dish. I make it often enough that I keep 4-cup bags of cooked rice in the freezer pretty much all the time so that I can put one in the fridge the day before I want to make it.

I dunno, only 1 cup of cooked rice in your recipe and you have lots of leftovers... you are so much more moderate than I am.

[bif]

5. Actually, it's 1 cup uncooked rice.

Sorry about that.

[Fridays Child]

4. This sounds really good. I think I'll try it.

I got a tofu press, so it takes only about 15 minutes to remove most of the liquid. I still put the tofu between paper towels, though, and give it a little extra "push" just before cooking it.

[livetohike]

6. Thanks for the recipe