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Shrimp, Tofu, & Asparagus Stir-Fry

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz medium shrimp peeled, deveined, no tails
  • 1 brick firm tofu cut in cubes then browned
  • 1 tomatoes
  • 1 sm onion sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • sprinkle of black pepper
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 15 strings of asparagus cut up in thirds
  • oil for browning the tofu then sautéing

Instructions
 

  • In a small pot, heat up oil to brown tofu. Do this in 2 batches. The amount of oil to be used would be akin to deep-frying process. Put the fried tofu in a paper-lined platter to catch the excess oil.
  • In a bigger pot, take about 3 tbsp of oil from the small pot to sauté the rest of the ingredients with. Cook first the garlic, onions, and tomatoes. Once they’ve soften up stir in the shrimp. Cook for 5 minutes or so. Then add the asparagus, browned tofu, soy sauce, water, black pepper, and lemon juice. Stir everything together, cover the pan and cook for another 8-10 minutes or so.
  • Transfer the stir-fry into a serving platter.