You can omit the lobster from this recipe and use crab or shrimp instead. When we are wanting fish, I utilize all three. Serve with spaghetti or rice.
| Prep Time: | 35 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) can diced pineapple, undrained
- ½ cup vegetable broth
- 1 mango – peeled, seeded and diced
- 1 habanero pepper, stemmed, or more to taste
- 1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 (12 ounce) package extra-firm tofu, pressed and cut into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch, or as needed
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 stalks celery, cut into very thin strips
- 2 large carrots, cut into thin strips
- 2 mangos – peeled, seeded, and cut into thin strips
- 2 green chile peppers, cut into very thin strips
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped scallions, or to taste
Instructions
- Combine pineapple, broth, mango, habanero, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and turmeric in a small saucepan. Simmer over medium heat, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Pour sauce contents carefully into the bowl of a food processor or electric blender and mix until smooth. Set aside.
- Place tofu in a large mixing bowl and add enough cornstarch to lightly coat all pieces.
- Heat a wok over high heat. Add vegetable oil to the hot wok; heat until shimmering, about 1 minute. Add tofu and stir-fry until uniformly golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer tofu to a plate and set aside.
- Place celery, carrots, mangos, and green peppers into the wok and stir-fry until they are soft and have a bright color while remaining firm, about 5 minutes. Add tofu back to the pan with sauce and combine well. Taste and add salt as needed. Serve topped with cilantro and scallions.
- You can substitute 1/4 to 1/2 cup matchstick carrots instead of sliced whole carrots. You can also run them through a spiralizer. You can use apple cider vinegar instead of rice vinegar, and chicken stock instead of vegetable.
- Try to pick mangos on the firmer side. Make sure mangos and tofu strips are the same size, and that green peppers and celery strips are the same size.