Peanut-coco Vegetarian Wok is a well known recipe, also so simple and fast to make, a great made under 20 minutes dish. It’s one of those few really fulfilling vegetarian dish, plus it’s filled with healthy veggies. The kids won’t feel they are eating a bunch of vegetables, since the creamy peanut-coco sauce will distract them from it. I, personally, have done this dish many time with chicken, but I’m trying to cut on the meat for the sake of my planet, and done my recipe with a curry-mango flavored tofu instead. To my own surprise, the tofu, which I’m still learning to love, gave the dish a new dimension, a better one even than the boring chicken pieces. I’ve bought a pre marinaded tofu piece, which turned out to be a big success for my relation with tofu and gave this dish a whole new fruity and healthy dimension.
Carbon steel Woks
I love my wok, it’s a bit of a pain to clean and keep in good shape but it’s one of those top 10 things to have in the kitchen. Especially if you are a busy person, the wok is always a fast and effective way to cook. I’ve bought myself a 14 inch carbon steel wok 2 years ago, and I just swear by it, it’s a fantastic discovery especially if you cook on flames. It cost practically nothing and with time it becomes more and more precious, the flavors that sticks to it and it gets magically non stick by itself. It’s not the prettiest but damn it does the job to perfection. An important point is that it needs to be seasoned before use and also the maintenance; taking care of never soaping it, leaving it in water, cooking with mainly acidic liquids in it, etc. it’s all a bit of a pain to learn … but once you do and learn to dry it to perfection and give it a oil bath once in awhile, it will become a “happy” essential to your kitchen. Okay… sorry, I felt like talking about my love for carbon steel woks… If you ever want to get yourself one, check this link from kitchn.com on how to choose, season and maintain your wok.
So…let’s work that wok!
Peanut-coco Vegetarian Wok with mango tofu
Makes 2-3 portions | Difficulty: too easy | Preparation: 15 minutes
Ingredients
200g of curry-mango marinated tofu (basil or plain) cut into big chunks- 200ml of coconut milk
- 2 tbsp of peanut butter
- 1 broccoli into florets
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 garlic finely chopped
- 1 bell pepper sliced
- 2 carrots cut in julienne (sticks)
- 2 tbsp of soy sauce or fish sauce
- 2 tbsp of peanut oil
- 1 tsp of hot chilli in oil
- a few crunched peanuts for topping
Direction
- Cut all the veggies
- Heat up the wok to the max
- Add the peanut oil
- Add the garlic, onion, broccoli and carrots and sauté (high heat) them until carrots and broccoli are softer but still crispy (about 3 minutes)
- Add the coconut milk, peanut butter, chilli in oil and bell pepper and mix well to make the sauce homogeneous
- Cook until the veggies are to your taste (about 2 minutes)
- Take off the heat, add the soy sauce or fish sauce and the tofu
- Serve with a few crushed peanuts on top and a lime wedge
Serve with asian noodles, rice or nothing at all. Enjoy!
17 Comments
This looks and sounds delicious! I’ve never had tofu but I think I would love to try it out using your recipe.
I am no tofu lova either .. but this is the recipe that made me love it… curry-mango marinated tofu is sooo good with the peanut-coconut sauce!
Lucky us we bought tofu a coupe of days ago, this is a great suggestion!
Wish you a wonderful week!
Gloria & Emanuele (Warm Cocotte Team)
Thanks for the comment guys!
Yummy! Sounds and looks so delicious 🙂 I love your pictures!! Asian food is one of my favorite cuisines. Thanks for the recipe!
Anything with coconut milk is always delicious. Wok cooking is fun and flavourful. This would be perfect any night of the week.
Love a healthy quick cooking meal! YUM!
Yum! This looks delicious. I bet my kids would love the peanut-coco sauce. I definitely need to look into a carbon steel wok.
This looks and sounds tasty! My husband loves dishes like this and excels at making them. This would be perfect for a weeknight dinner.
This looks like a delicious and lovely dinner! What a great combo of flavors!
This looks delicious! I may have to omit the tofu because hubby is allergic. Or maybe I’ll just make it when he’s not around 🙂
The tofu is already cooked so you can had it on your plate and skip hubby s plate while plating;) or just skip it… thanks for the comment!
I love peanut sauces with lots of veggies too. I usually add chicken but tofu is a great healthy alternative!
I don’t have a wok but the flavors in this dish sound absolutely amazing! Coconut milk is so, so wonderful!
Love all the flavorful ingredients in this dish!
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this content. I am so confused to buy Carbon steel wok. Then I am confident to buy this product. Waiting for other resources.