Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein. Chewy egg noodles stir fried with a variaty of veggies with tofu in a light soy-based sauce. A quick and easy main dish that comes together in 30 minutes.
What is Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein?
Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein is a Chinese noodle stir fry dish featuring chewy chow mein noodles pan fried with tofu, carrots, cabbage, snow pea leaves, and celery in a tasty light based sauce. Chow Mein is a popular Chinese food served at many Chinese restaurants and there are so many variations of it!
However, I find there aren't many that serve it with tofu. So I decided to develop my own recipe for a plant based version. After working with chow mein for years, I finally created a noodle dish that works for myself and for others looking to add more plant-focused ingredients to their meal rotation.
Ingredients
- Chow mein noodles
- Snow pea leaves
- Carrots
- Celery
- Cabbage
- Garlic cloves
- Smoked tofu or sub with firm tofu
- Regular soy sauce
- Dark soy sauce
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Sesame oil
- Neutral oil
- Sesame seeds
How to make Tofu Chow Mein
- Soak your chow mein noodles in hot boiling water for 30 seconds until loosened. Strain in a colander and set aside.
- Heat a large pan on medium high heat, with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, fry your diced tofu on all sides until evenly browned. Remove and set aside.
- Add another 1 tablespoon of oil and sauté garlic, carrots, celery, cabbage and snow pea leaves until they are softened. Remove and set aside.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil and toss in the noodles. Season with salt, pepper, regular and dark soy sauce, and sesame oil. Toss noodles with seasoning until they’re evenly coated.
- Then toss back in the vegetables and tofu. Garnish with sesame seeds.
Other recipes you may like!
- Panda Express Chow Mein
- Easy Chicken Chow Mein
- Crispy Chow Mein Noodles
- Cantonese Soy Sauce Chow Mein
- Cantonese Vegetable Chow Mein
- Singapore Curry Vermicelli
📖 Recipe
Quick & Easy Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein
Ingredients
- 1 lb chow mein
- 3 cups snow pea leaves washed throughly and strained
- 2 cups cabbage thinly sliced
- 2 stalks celery thinly sliced
- 1 small carrot julienned
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 210 grams smoked tofu diced
- 2 tablespoon regular soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Soak your chow mein noodles in hot boiling water for 30 seconds until loosened. Strain in a colander and set aside.
- Heat a large pan on medium high heat, with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, fry your diced tofu on all sides until evenly browned. Remove and set aside.
- Add another 1 tablespoon of oil and sauté garlic, carrots, celery, cabbage and snow pea leaves until they are softened. Remove and set aside.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil and toss in the noodles. Season with salt, pepper, regular and dark soy sauce, and sesame oil. Toss noodles with seasoning until they’re evenly coated.
- Then toss back in the vegetables and tofu. Garnish with sesame seeds.
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Linda
This was so easy to make and really delicious. Thank you!
Heidi | The Frugal Girls
That is one fabulous looking bowl of Chow Mein! The smoked tofu sounds so wonderful and I always love your amazing homemade sauces!