Chinese Noodles With Tofu and Ginger
Noodles are one of those foods that people universally love. They’re filling, flavorful, and fun to eat. I grew up eating a lot of noodles during my Chinese-American childhood. To this day I crave Chinese noodles.
Versatile Recipe
The Chinese noodles with tofu recipe below is very versatile. I used tofu that I had on hand, but you can replace it with any protein. For the vegetable, I used peas which I happen to have in my freezer, but you use any vegetable of your choice.
The sauce contains peanut butter to create a peanut sauce and chopped peanuts for a garnish, but you can easily omit these if you are allergic to peanuts.
Notes About the Ingredients
Tofu by itself does not have a lot of flavor, but when mixed with a sauce it will take on the sauce’s flavor. Tofu is an excellent source of plant protein. Be gentle when mixing tofu with the other ingredients to minimize breaking. Using Firm or Extra Firm tofu will help prevent this.
Don’t overcook the noodles or they will get mushy and may fall apart when mixing in the other ingredients. Cook the noodles al dente, or slightly firm but still edible.
For the ginger, you can use fresh or food-grade Ginger essential oil like from dōTERRA which is the brand I use and trust, especially for cooking in recipes. It’s important to note that not all essential oils are food-grade for consumption and may even contain harmful synthetic fillers. So make sure you know where your oils are sourced from and if they’ve been tested for purity.
Ready to Cook!
Chinese Noodles With Tofu and Ginger
Ingredients
- 1 pound Chinese egg noodels or wheat noodles, approximately 1/8" thick
- 1 package firm tofu, cut into 1/2"-1" cubes
- 1/2 package frozen peas, about 5-6 oz.
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablepoon ginger, finely grated, or 2 drops food-grade ginger essential oil
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha chili sauce
- 3-4 green onions
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter (optional)
- 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, ginger or ginger essential oil, garlic, chili sauce, and peanut butter (if using). Set aside.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil for the tofu and cook for 15 minutes.
- Bring a pot of water to boil for the noodles. Follow the package directions and do not overcook noodles.
- While both the tofu and noodles are cooking, follow package directions to cook frozen peas.
- When tofu is cooked, drain and hold in a bowl.
- When noodles are cooked, drain, hold in the pot, and mix in a few splashes of sesame oil to prevent noodles from sticking to one another.
- Add tofu, peas, green onions to noodles in the pot. Before adding sauce mixture, check to see if ingredients have separated. If so, whisk the sauce a few times to re-combine. Add sauce to noodles. Gently mix to ensure all ingredients are covered in the sauce.
- If using chopped peanuts, add to dish as a garnish.
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