This Tofu Fried Rice recipe is so easy to make & super delicious! All you need is tofu, rice, soy sauce, sesame oil and veggies! This recipe will satisfy your craving and hunger for fried rice.
With 21 g of protein per serving this tofu fried rice recipe packs a lot of nutrition as well.
How To Make Tofu Fried Rice
This tofu fried rice recipe calls for 9 ingredients but there is a list of optional ingredients you can add to take this recipe to the next level!
Start by cooking rice according to the directions on package. If cooking the same day place in freezer to cool on a plate while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. Otherwise, leftover rice works perfectly for this recipe.
Heat frying pan on medium-high with 1 teaspoon of sesame oil.
Press a block of extra firm tofu. Slice block of tofu in half after pressing. Save one half (can be frozen) and crumble the half you’ll use into hot frying pan.
While tofu is cooking diced onions into small cubes. Peel carrot and dice into same size cubes as onion. Mince garlic clove and set aside.
Stir in 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to tofu. Cook tofu until it’s dried out and becomes a crumbly texture and then take off the heat and set aside.
In the same pan the tofu was cooked add teaspoon olive oil and cook onions, carrots, and garlic on medium heat until onions translucent and carrot soften.
Add tofu, frozen peas, and rice and stir to combine.
Add remaining soy sauce along with green onions and continue to cook. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve with a bit of siracha.
Tip: This fried rice recipe is best made with leftover rice that’s already been refrigerated. You can still cook the rice on the same day it just works best if the rice is already cooled beforehand. You can “flash freeze” the rice in your freezer after you cook it if you’re cooking it the same day.
Optional Toppings for tofu fried rice:
Green Onions
Pineapples
Mushrooms
Corn
Snow peas
Sessame seeds
Crushed Peanuts
Kitchen Equipment I used for recipe:
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Tofu Fried Rice
Tofu Fried Rice
John Rush
This Tofu Fried Rice recipe is simple to make & packs a lot of flavor into the bowl! All you need is tofu, rice, soy sauce, sesame oil and veggies! This recipe will satisfy your craving and hunger for fried rice.
With 21 g of protein per serving this tofu fried rice recipe packs a lot of nutrition as well.
Equipment
Pot
Wok
Spatula
Ingredients
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½ cup Rice jasmin
½ block Extra Firm Tofu
⅓ cup Onion diced
⅓ cup Peas frozen
⅓ cup Carrots diced
1 clove Garlic minced
2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 stalk Green Onion
1 tablespoon Sesame Oil
1 tablespoon Sriracha optional
Instructions
Start by cooking rice according to the pckage. If cooking the same day place in freezer to cool on a plate while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. Otherwise, leftover rice works perfectly for this recipe.
Heat frying pan on medium-high with 1tsp of sesame oil.
Press a block of extra firm tofu. Slice block of tofu in half after pressing. Save one half (can be frozen) and crumble the half you’ll use into hot frying pan.
While tofu is cooking diced onions into small cubes. Peel carrot and dice into same size cubes as onion. Mince garlic clove and set aside.
Stir in 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to tofu. Cook tofu until it’s dried out and becomes a crumbly texture and then take off the heat and set aside.
In the same pan the tofu was cooked add teaspoon olive oil and cook onions, carrots, and garlic on medium heat until onions translucent and carrot soften.
Add tofu, frozen peas, and rice and stir to combine.
Add remaining soy sauce along with green onions and continue to cook. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve with a bit of siracha.
Pups Notes
You may want to add more soy sauce in the end, just remember with soy sauce it has a strong taste so it’s always best to start small and and slowly add more till you get to the desired taste.