All posts tagged: high protein

Tomato Tofu Sauce & 3 Ways to Use it!

Many followers shared with me about their main challenges in making bento recently. The main reason that people find making bento challenging is the required time and effort. I for one can empathize the pain. There are times when I feel unmotivated and exhausted from work and school, and the least thing I want to do is spending time planning lunch menus. Not to mention cooking! To save your time and still eating healthy homemade bento, I invented this recipe of tomato tofu sauce and three ways of using it in different bentos. These three bentos featured tomato tofu sauce as a: Topping for rice Filling for sushi sandwich Filling for portobello mushroom patty (See our recipes for Mushroom Burger and Sushi Sandwich) The best thing about this sauce is that it can be entirely vegetarian by replacing the minced meat with plant based meat. You can make the sauce in the weekend and use it during the week to make yourself some quick and delicious meals. Tomato Tofu Sauce Recipe Yield: 8 bentos Ingredients: …

Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly & Extra Firm Tofu

My ultimate comfort food is Taiwanese braised pork. Whenever I open the cover of a pot of Taiwanese braised pork, for a moment I almost feel that I’m in the lively wet market in Taipei, enjoying hot and yummy food. Normally I use extra firm tofu from Asian grocery stores, but since I found the high protein tofu from Trader Joe’s, I was so addicted to its natural soy flavor and started using it exclusively . By adding Sichuan peppercorn, my braised pork has a little kick of spice, which makes it more addictive. Enjoy! Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly Recipe Yield: 8-10 bento Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 40-50 minutes Ingredients: 3-4 pork belly strips, around 1lb Warm water 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 scallion, cut into chunks 3-4 garlic cloves, minced 1 teaspoon Sichuan pepper corn powder 2-3 chili peppers 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup cooking rice wine 2 tbsp dark soy sauce 14 oz extra firm tofu, diced 3-4 hard boiled egg (optional) Method: In a medium …