Sweet and Sour Tofu Stir-Fry with Pineapple!

Ok. So I have accepted reality. I am no longer on vacation. Which means I can no longer eat Mexican (Read: CHEESE. Copious amounts of melted cheese!) and wave my hand proclaiming, "It's ok, it's vacation!"

Time to get back on track. So for the next week, I'm putting myself on a veggie-heavy, extremely healthy meal plan. Last night I made this gem, and let me tell you... FANTASTIC. Loved it. Could have eaten the entire wok. But I didn't... because I am no longer on vacation. Sigh.

But, here's the recipe:

1 block Firm tofu
1/3 cup veggie broth
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp soy sauce (reduced sodium, obviously)
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp cornstarch (I use 3 tsp of arrowroot instead. Why? Because I'm mad healthy like that!)
1 red bell pepper
2 cups broccoli florets
3 green onions (scallions) or, if you're me, one onion
1 tbsp fresh ginger, sliced
2 sliced garlic cloves
1 cup fresh pineapple
some oil. You can use grapeseed, peanut, avocado, rice bran, or canola (withstands high heat), or if you're me and you don't have those right now, then use olive and go "oh well."

First, make the sweet and sour sauce. This consists of the ketchup, rice vinegar, veggie broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, and cornstarch (arrowroot). Whisk it all together and set aside.

Heat wok over medium high heat. Add some oil. Cube the tofu and then add it to the wok, browning it for about 4 minutes.

*Note: when using tofu, you must drain it. For a long time. I wrap mine in paper towels, put a cutting board on top for weight, and change the paper towels every so often. If you don't drain it, it doesn't take on the flavors and is pretty nasty.

Remove the tofu. Chop your veggies!

Add more oil if needed, and throw in the sliced red pepper, your onion choice, the broccoli, 2 sliced garlic cloves and the sliced ginger and let it cook until everything becomes soft.

Throw the tofu back in along with  the 1 cup of pineapple. Add the sweet and sour sauce. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Serve over brown rice.

Voila!

I served this with a green bean salad:

Cut the ends off the french green beans
Boil french green beans for 4 minutes
Immediately drain and put in ice water.
Put in a bowl along with a 1-2 chopped tomatoes, some chopped red onion, a drizzle of olive oil, and some salt.

Healthy and delicious, for sure.