Mr. Tofu Balls
Sticky Tofu Balls with Stir-Fried Vegetables & Rice
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 20 min*
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the Tofu Balls
- 200 g firm tofu, mashed
- 3 tbsp oat flour
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
For Boiling
- Water, to boil tofu balls (reserve some of this water for the sauce)
For the Tamari Sauce
- ½ tbsp oil
- 6–7 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- ½ cup white part of spring onions, chopped
- Tamari + water mix (1 part tamari : 2 parts water)
- Reserved tofu-ball boiling water (as needed, since extra sauce was made)
Vegetables
- ½ cup bell peppers, sliced
- ½ cup broccoli florets
- ½ cup green beans
- Pinch of salt
- Splash of prepared tamari sauce
For Serving
- Cooked & cooled rice
- 1 cup cooked rice total (½ cup per person)
Garnish
- Toasted sesame seeds
- Green part of spring onions
Nutrition
Per serving (1/2 of batch), estimated
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 25.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 51.6 g
- Fat
- 14.4 g
- Fibre
- 6.4 g
Method
- 1
Make the tofu balls: In a bowl, mix mashed tofu, oat flour, corn flour, salt, and black pepper.
- 2
Shape into small balls.
- 3
Boil: Drop tofu balls into boiling water.
- 4
Cook for 7–8 minutes, until they float.
- 5
Remove gently and reserve some of the boiling water.
- 6
Prepare the tamari sauce: Heat oil in a pan.
- 7
Sauté garlic, chilli flakes, and white spring onions until fragrant and soft.
- 8
Add the tamari–water mix and a little reserved boiling water.
- 9
Simmer for 2–3 minutes.
- 10
Add tofu balls: Add boiled tofu balls to the sauce.
- 11
Toss gently and cook until the sauce thickens and coats them evenly.
- 12
Sauté vegetables: In a separate pan (or after removing tofu balls), sauté bell peppers, broccoli, and green beans.
- 13
Add a pinch of salt.
- 14
Spoon in a little of the tamari sauce and toss briefly — vegetables should stay vibrant and slightly crisp.
- 15
Assemble: Serve tofu balls with saucy vegetables.
- 16
Add rice on the side.
- 17
Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onion greens.
- 18
Serve hot.
For a lighter version, keep the tofu balls boiled as written and let the sauce provide the flavour. Add plenty of vegetables and use the rice portion according to hunger rather than increasing the sauce or oil.
Notes
Nutrition basis: Includes 1 cup cooked rice total, 2 tbsp tamari for the unspecified sauce amount, and 1 tsp sesame garnish; corn flour interpreted as cornstarch. Estimates use USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy and label proxies; ingredient weights and brands vary. Total carbohydrate includes fibre.
* Rice already cooked.