Tofu Lettuce Wraps
Healthy, crunchy, and delicious Tofu Lettuce Wraps that look meaty and totally hit the spot. P.F. Chang's Copycat Recipe (close).
Servings: 10 lettuce wraps
Ingredients
for the sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp Ching's red chili sauce or Siracha
for the sauteed tofu
- 1 1/2 tbsp avocado oil
- 4 dry red chilies broken
- 16 ounces extra-firm tofu pressed & cubed
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms finely chopped
- 8 ounces water chestnuts drained, rinsed, finely chopped
- 1/2 medium red bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 1/2 inch piece ginger chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 cup scallions chopped
- add the sauce from above
- 1/4 cup cashews roughly chopped
for garnish
- sprinkle white sesame seeds
Instructions
Prep
- Prepare the sauce - mix soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, and Ching's red chili sauce in a bowl. If you don't have Ching's Chili Sauce, substitute Siracha.
- Press the tofu. Wrap tofu in a paper towel. Place a heavy castiron over it so the moisture is absorbed. This takes 30 minutes.
- Chop the mushrooms, red bell pepper, and ginger.
- Chop water chestnuts.
- Chop scallions.
Cook
- Heat a nonstick wok on medium heat. Once hot, add oil, followed by dry red chilies. Saute for 30 seconds.
- Add tofu - crumble it so it's easier to cook.
- Use a wooden spoon to break up the tofu. Cook for 6-7 minutes.
- Now add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes. The mushrooms will release some liquid.
- This is what you should have.
- Add chestnuts and red bell pepper. Also, add ginger and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes until warmed through. Don't overcook the veggies.
- Add scallions. Stir.
- Add all the sauce you prepared earlier. Stir.
- Finish with unsalted cashews. Stir.
- This is what you should have. Serve with lettuce wraps.
Nutrition
Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 449mg | Potassium: 346mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 460IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg