Asian Braised Firm Tofu Soup

Name: Asian Braised Firm Tofu Soup
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500g firm tofu; 2 carrots; 150g snow peas; 300g rice noodles; 1 tsp sesame oil; to taste rice vinegar; 1 tsp soy sauce; 1/4 cup chili garlic sauce; 1 tbsp olive oil; to taste salt and black pepper

A braised asian soup featuring firm tofu.

Total time

50 min

Prep

21 min

Cook

29 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Asian

vegetarian

Ingredients

500gfirm tofu

2carrots

150gsnow peas

300grice noodles

1 tspsesame oil

to tasterice vinegar

1 tspsoy sauce

1/4 cupchili garlic sauce

1 tbspolive oil

to tastesalt and black pepper

Instructions

Prep all ingredients: chop carrots, snow peas and measure out the sesame oil.

Season the firm tofu with salt and pepper, then grill over medium-high heat until well browned, about 7 minutes.

Add carrots, snow peas to the pan and cook until softened, 6 minutes.

Stir in sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce and cook for another 4 minutes until fragrant.

Meanwhile, prepare the rice noodles according to package instructions and set aside.

Combine everything in the pan, reduce heat, and let simmer for 7 minutes so the flavors meld.

Taste and adjust seasoning with extra salt, pepper, or a squeeze of citrus if needed.

Serve hot, over rice noodles, garnished with fresh herbs.