Soba noodles with crispy tofu

Crispy Sesame Ginger Tofu with Soba Noodles served in a bowl with chopsticks

This Crispy Sesame Ginger Tofu with Soba Noodles is a delicious, healthy and Vegan stir fry. The sweet and spicy sauce loaded with ginger and garlic brings a lot of flavor to the dish.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings Servings

Calories 543kcal

Ingredients

10 ounce Dry Soba Noodles
12 oz Extra Firm Tofu
Salt and Pepper as per taste
3 tablespoon cornflour (rice flour for gluten free)
2 tablespoons neutral oil or Vegetable Oil
1 medium red bell pepper sliced to thin strips
1 cup edamame (ref note)
2 tablespoons toasted Sesame seeds
2 sprigs green onion, chopped

For sauce

1.5 tablespoons Minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoons Minced garlic
2 tablespoons Chinese rice vinegar
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2.5 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons Mirin
¼ teaspoons pepper
1-2 teaspoons Sriracha or Any Red Hot Sauce
1 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
Chopped Green Onion for Garnish

Instructions

Cook Soba Noodles as per package instruction in slightly salted water. Run under cold water and keep aside.
In a bowl mix together rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, mirin, sriracha, toasted sesame oil, minced ginger and garlic.
Use a tofu press or a kitchen towel to remove as much moisture as possible. And cut into cubes.
Add cornflour, 2 tablespoons above prepared sauce to cubed tofu. Toss to coat.
Heat oil in a skillet. Once pan is hot spread tofu cubes in single layer. Fry undisturbed till they are golden brown in color. Turn and cook again until all sides crisps up.
Reduce heat. Add remaining sauce to the pan, followed by cooked noodles, veggies, toasted sesame seed and green onion. Increase heat to medium and toss everything to combine and cook for another one minute.
Serve warm or cold.

Notes

I use frozen edamame, which are already blanched. Just thaw and use. If using fresh ones, then blanch or steam before adding.
I prefer to keep the veggies a little crunchy, so add along with the noodles. For softer veggies, after tofu is cooked, add veggies to the pan saute for 1-2 minutes then add sauce and noodles.

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