Stir-Fried Brown Rice With Kale or Frizzy Mustard Greens and Tofu
Updated Jan. 30, 2023

- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 12ounces curly kale or frizzy mustard greens, or a mix
- 2eggs, beaten
- Salt to taste
- 12ounces tofu, cut in dominoes and dried on paper towels
- 2tablespoons minced ginger
- 1tablespoon minced garlic
- Grapeseed, peanut or canola oil
- 4cups cooked brown rice (2 cups uncooked)
- 1 to 2tablespoons soy sauce (to taste)
- ½cup chopped cilantro
Preparation
- Step 1
If using kale, stem, wash and coarsely chop. If using frizzy mustard greens, cut away about 1 inch of the stem ends, wash and coarsely chop. Set aside near your wok.
- Step 2
Beat the eggs in a bowl and season to taste with salt. Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two when added to the pan. Swirl in 2 teaspoons of the oil by adding it to the sides of the pan and swirling the pan, then, making sure that the bottom of the wok is covered with oil, carefully pour in the eggs. Cook 30 seconds to a minute, tilting the pan so that the eggs spread out into a thin pancake. Once the pancake is set and beginning to color, flip it over with a metal spatula and allow to cook for 5 seconds. Remove to a cutting board and roll up the pancake. Cut into thin strips and set aside.
- Step 3
Swirl in 1 tablespoon of the oil and add the tofu. Let sit in the pan for about 30 seconds, until it begins to sear, then stir-fry for about 2 minutes, until it is lightly colored. Push to the sides of the wok and add the remaining oil and the ginger and garlic. Stir-fry for no more than 10 seconds and add the greens and salt to taste. Turn the heat to high and stir-fry for 1 minute, until the greens have wilted. Stir the tofu down from the sides of the wok and add the soy sauce. Stir-fry for a couple of seconds and add the rice. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, scooping up and breaking up the rice, then pressing it into the pan and scooping it up again. Add the egg strips, cilantro and more soy sauce if desired, and stir-fry another 30 seconds to combine. Remove from the heat and serve.
- Advance preparation: This is a last-minute operation, but the rice can be cooked up to 3 days ahead and should be cooked at least 1 day ahead.
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I haven't had a problem with the tofu falling apart. You should use Semi-Firm or Firm tofu. Are you pressing out enough of the fluid first (pressing between towels...changing towels as necessary...using a weight on top to help press out liquid)? Don't cut tofu too thin...maybe 1/3". Then be sure pan is hot enough when you put tofu in..give it time to firm up a bit before tossing/turning with heat-safe spatula
A lovely jumping off point for a simple weekday dinner. Fried tofu before getting into the other ingredients and added back after everything was cooked. Good substitutions for the greens was some rainbow Swiss chard and Napa cabbage together!
Made it with the kale. Trick to tofu not crumbling is to use firm tofu and press it. Seems to be missing favor, really needs more garlic and ginger. Some white pepper added to the rice definitely helps as well.
This is a delicious recipe that really showcases the mustard greens! We happen to have grown exactly the kind called for in the recipe and I added extra. I pulled the tofu out though while stir frying the greens because there wasn’t room for both in the pan (we used a cast iron pan, not a wok because we don’t have one). I also added shiitake mushrooms that I stir fried separately and that was an excellent addition. Added chili crisp oil at the plate which went really well.