Tofu Pho

Serves 2 | Prep  10 mins | Cooks in  15 mins


Ingredients

  • 400g silken tofu, cut into cubes

  • 1 tbs soy sauce or tamari

  • 1/2 lime, juiced

  • 250g rice noodles

  • 3 tsp sesame oil

  • 1 star anise

  • 1 clove garlic, crushed

  • 1 tsp fresh ginger, peeled & chopped

  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon

  • 4 cups vegetable stock

  • 100g mushrooms, sliced

  • 1/2 bunch bok choy, roughly chopped

  • 1 spring onion, finely sliced

  • 1/2 small red chilli, thinly sliced

  • 2 tbs peanuts

Method

  1. Place tofu in a bowl, cover with soy and lime juice and leave to marinate.

  2. Place noodles in a medium bowl, pour boiling water over noodles, cover and set aside for 5 minutes or until noodles are soft.

  3. Heat a large saucepan over medium heat, add sesame oil, star anise, garlic, ginger and cinnamon and cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.

  4. Add stock, remaining soy sauce to pot and bring to a gentle simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add mushrooms and bok choy and simmer for a 1-2 minutes.

  5. Drain noodles, divide between 2 bowls and top with tofu.

  6. Pour hot broth into the bowls and top with spring onions, chilli and peanuts.

Nutritional information per serve

  • Energy: 3501.6kj

  • Protein: 35.9g

  • Carbs: 108.9g

  • Fibre: 12.6g

  • Sat. Fat: 4.8g

  • Fat: 26.4g

  • Calories: 836.8cal

  • Sugar: 3g