Chinese Take Out, Right At Home

So after a full day, I was really craving Chinese,  not what I planned to make tonight,  but it was soooo good.  I absolutely love Asian fusion.  I can make it with less fat and calories and not feel guilty I am eating more than my fair share.

Sweet and Sour Tofu with Brown Rice

 

 

Since I bought a new package of tofu I will be eating new tofu recipes all week.  This is so delicious you wont even know you are eating healthy.

Start by cooking your rice.  Brown rice takes a bit longer and tip of advice, for every cup of rice add 1.5 cups of water.  It will taste so much better that way.  When rice is finished, add 1 tbl. rice wine vinegar and mix.

For tofu Create your Asian rub add sprinkles of curry, ginger, pepper, salt, and onion powder.  Season on both sides.  Then add 3-4 drops of liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce, and 1 tbl. soy sauce. Sit to absorb. Prepare  the wontons while the tofu marinades.

Create your Tempura,  add one cup flour, one egg, and one cup of ice water.  mix. Make sure this mixture is liquidy but sticks.  Dredge tofu in the batter and fry in fryer. Make sure you have enough oil to cover about an inch and a half of the bottom of the pan.

For the sweet and sour sauce, I used the sauce I made for my sweet n sour shrimp recipe.  I reposted below.

Sauce Ingredients

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 tbl. onion chopped

2 tbl. Chopped pineapple

1 c. ketchup

1/2 c. sugar

2/3 c. soy sauce

1 tbl. Sesame oil

½ c. rice vinegar mix with 1.5 tb. cornstarch

Begin making sauce.   In a pan on medium heat, saute chopped garlic and onion until onion is transparent. Season with salt and pepper. Add crushed pineapple, ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar mixture and sesame oil.   Bring to a boil then turn down heat.  Stir regularly.

Cream Cheese Wonton

Ingredients
3/4 cup cream cheese
1/4 tsp onion powder
1 tbl. chopped chives or green onions
Wonton wrappers

Combine in a bowl first 3 ingredients, mix well.  Spoon 1/2 tbl into wonton wrappers.  dab along the sides with water. fold wrapper in half over the cream cheese mixture. press down and ensure fully enclosed.

 In a pan,  heat enough oil to cover about an inch and a half of the bottom of the pan. Fry wontons on each side, about 2 mins each.  Tip:  Make sure you are not putting too much cream cheese in the wontons,  they will explode in the fryer.  Also,  if the oil is too hot the cream cheese will also boil and again, explode.