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Do you ever get that feeling of getting tired of eating meat and your body just crave for something healthy? I often get that feeling these days. Summer started early and I’m just not in the mood to cook anything else other than fried dishes because it usually takes just 10-20 minutes. This week, I decided I had enough of the fried food and made sure to not include meat in my groceries. Well, I did buy some cold cuts for my sandwich because it’s one of those foods that I can tolerate eating cold.

Early this week, I was supposed to make tuna lettuce cups but I’ve duped with the lettuce I bought (sigh, long story) and end up making lettuce wraps instead. Still good and healthy even if it didn’t go as planned.

It’s the Lenten season and by tradition, it’s frowned upon to eat any meat. Not that it bothered me with my current food cravings because I really wanted to eat tofu. Tofu and broccoli in oyster sauce is just the perfect dish to make for lunch time.

I admit, all that frying with the tofu and blanching the broccoli made me want to dunk myself in a tub filled with cold water but the end result is so much worth it.

Tofu and broccoli with oyster sauce is an easy dish to make. I sauteed minced ginger, garlic and onion with some cooking oil, mixed in a couple of tablespoons of oyster sauce and water, bring it to a boil then throw in the (deep fried and sliced) tofu in the sauce. Mix well then add the broccoli. Mix to coat the broccoli with some sauce. Season to taste.

This dish is very filling. I didn’t need to eat rice with this because I have gone overboard with tofu which is totally fine with me. I’m pretty sure I could experiment more with this stir fry method. Perhaps make use of beef or shrimp instead of tofu or asparagus instead of broccoli.

Have you tried making this dish? I’m interested to learn more about tofu recipes. Feel free to share any ideas that are quick and easy like this.