Ingredients
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1/2 cup unprocessed peanut butter
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1/2 cup hot water
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1/4 cup cider vinegar
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2 tablespoons tamari
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2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
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1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 (1 lb) bunch fresh broccoli (frozen will do)
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3 tablespoons oil
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8 cloves garlic, minced
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3 dashes salt
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2 cups thinly-sliced onions
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1 lb tofu, cut into small cubes
Instructions
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- In a small saucepan, whisk together the peanut butter and hot water until uniform in consistency.
- Whisk in the remaining ingredients.
- Set aside.
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- Cut off the bottom half-inch of the broccoli stems.
- Shave off the tough outer skins of the stalks with a sharp paring knife or a vegetable peeler.
- Cut the stalks diagonally into thin slices.
- Coarsely chop the flowerettes.
- Set aside.
- Begin heating the large skillet.
- When it is hot add 1 tbsp of the oil.
- Add half the garlic.
- Salt lightly.
- Sauté over medium heat for 1 minute, then add the tofu chunks.
- Turn the heat up a little, and stir-fry the tofu for 5-8 minutes.
- Transfer it, including whatever liquid it might have expressed, to the saucepanful of peanut sauce.
- Mix together gently.
- Wipe the skillet with a paper towel, and return it to the stove to begin heating once again.
- Add the remaining garlic.
- Salt lightly.
- Add the onions, and some black pepper.
- Sauté, stirring frequently, over medium heat, until the onions are soft.
- On another burner, begin heating the peanut-tofu sauce on a low heat.
- It shouldn't actually cook-it only needs to be warmed through.
- Add the broccoli and the chopped peanuts to the skillet.
- Add 2-3 tbsp tamari and stir-fry over medium-high heat until the broccoli is bright green and just tender.
- Pour the heated peanut sauce over the sauté.
- Toss everything gently until everything is coated with everything else.
- Serve over long-grained white or brown rice (basmati is good).