RECIPE: Tofu ankaké with kale & carrots over a bed of rice / Easy change-over from kids meal to adult meal!

"What's 'ankaké'?" you ask!

Well, the word is pronounced 'an' - 'ka' - 'ké'  (pretty straightforward no?)
and it basically means a thick starchy sauce that is made of corn starch
This type of sauce is poured over rice, noodles, meat, quinoa...whatever food you want to jazz it up with a thick sauce :)

There, you had yourself a lil' Japanese lesson :)
That'll be your word of the day!


S o   l e t ' s   b e g i n !

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS: 

- About 4 stemfull of kale, chopped ( if you want you can use spinach instead...or both! )

- One medium size carrot, peeled and sliced

- One stem of broccoli!  Yup, that's right, the stem!  No wasting food for me.  Stems are just as good, nice and crunchy :)  Just make sure to peel the skin as it is very stringy, and slice away!

- 4 cloves of garlic, minced

- 4 blocks of silky tofu.  My favourite brand of tofu! So delicious.  I calculate about one block of tofu per person.

Place in a bowl and let the water come out of the tofu.

Pour water out before adding it into the pot when cooking :)

- 3 cups of water, keep in a bowl
- About 3 TBS of corn starch mixed in about 1/2 cup of water, keep in a separate bowl

- One chicken bouillon gel.  For vegetarians, you can use vegetarian bouillon :)
- And NO SALT!  nope nope nope, no need for salt as this bouillon, although still 25% reduced salt, contains enough sodium to taste! :)

- And lastly, some olive oil to cook




HOW TO:

- In a sauce pan, heat some olive oil and garlic together over medium heat

*** Once the garlic starts to sizzle (do not overcook), everything is FAST!  Meaning this dish will only take about 5-6 minutes to finish! 
So I have created a video to show you how! :)

SPICED UP FOR ADULTS!!

Here's what you'll need!

- 2 green onions, chopped

- About 1 TBS of spicy sauce of your choice!  It can be Sriracha, Sambal Oelek, etc.  I chose this one from the Korean store.  It's called GOCHUJANG and it's basically a chili pepper paste.
* please spice it up to your liking!  1 TBS can be too much for some.

- Simply mix in the spicy sauce into ankaké (the heat is still turned off)

- Serve over a bed of japanese rice, garnish it with the green onion and enjoy!

Hope you'll enjoy it as much as we do!

A dish that can be turned from a kiddy meal to a spicy delish  for us adults! 

Super quick to cook once all the ingredients are ready to go and super healthy...

just the way a busy mom likes it!!

xo