Hawaiian Sticky Tofu By Dr Andrew Weil Recipes

HAWAIIAN STICKY TOFU BY DR ANDREW WEIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• Quickly brown the tofu slices in a nonstick pan until browned on both sides.
• Place in one layer in a nonstick or lightly-oiled 9 x 13" baking pan.
• Place the soy sauce, green onion, garlic, cornstarch, and agar in blender and blend well. Add the remaining ingredients except the pineapple and green pepper. Mix well, then pour into a saucepan and stir over high heat until it boils. Stir and let it boil for about 1 minute.
• Add the pineapple and green pepper, then pour over the tofu in the pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes.

DR. ANDREW WEIL'S GRILLED OR BROILED SALMON

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients.
• Rinse salmon fillets under cold water, place in a glass or ceramic dish, and pour the marinade over. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 1-3 hours, basting with the marinade once or twice.
• Prepare the grill or preheat the broiler to high heat.
• Drain the fish and place on foil on the grill or rack in oven. Cook until desired doneness, but avoid overcooking.
• Serve at once, with lemon wedges if desired.

QUINOA PUDDING BY DR. ANDREW WEIL

Steps:

• Place the quinoa in a sieve and wash it well under cold running water. Drain and place in a pot with 2 cups cold water. Bring to a boil, cover, lower heat, and boil gently until all the water is absorbed, and quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Measure 2 cups cooked quinoa and to it add the apple juice, raisins, nuts, lemon juice, and pinches of cinnamon and salt to taste.
• Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
• Chill. Serve plain, or with berries or sliced banana or a little maple syrup if you want it sweeter.

STICKY RICE

Steps:

• Place your preferred amount of rice in the rice cooker and wash three times by filling pot with water and draining it off just until the rice is about to spill out of the pot.
• After washing, fill pot with water until the water reaches the first line of your middle finger when you stick your middle finger down and JUST touch the rice.
• Cook rice using cooker, which automatically shuts off or clicks to warm setting depending on your cooker.
• Your rice should be nice and sticky and soak up the great flavors of anything you are adding to it, and it should also be great by itself.
• *Note* Over-washing rice will give it a distinctive fishy flavor that is NOT good.

UMAMI SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the vinegar, water, tamari, yeast flakes, and garlic in a food processor and blend until well combined.
• Slowly pour in oil and blend until the mixture becomes thick and emulsified, like mayonnaise. Adjust the seasoning with salt as needed.
• Pour the mixture into a lidded jar and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
• Bring the sauce to room temperature and shake well before using.

ROBUST BEET SALAD BY DR ANDREW WEIL

Steps:

• Cut off the beet tops about an inch above the beet. In a large pot cover the beets with three inches of cold water and bring to a boil. Cover and boil over medium heat until tender, about 45 minutes.
• Drain the beets under cool running water. Slip off their skins. Trim off stems and root ends and slice the beets thinly.
• Combine the sliced beets in a bowl with the other ingredients, add salt to taste, and chill. Stir several times.
• This salad will keep for a week in the refrigerator.