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Home » Asian food

Brown Rice Noodles with Bok Choy, Mushrooms & Tofu

Published: Oct 23, 2015 · Modified: May 2, 2020 by Felicia Lim · This post may contain affiliate links

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This is Asian comfort food: brown rice noodles with bok choy, sautéed mushrooms and pan-fried tofu, tossed with a glug of soy sauce and a shake of salt.

Brown Rice Noodles with Boy Choy, Mushrooms & Tofu

I’ve lived in large capital cities all my life: 25 years in Singapore, my beloved southeast Asian nation; five years in Buenos Aires, also known as “the Paris of South America”; and now, Washington DC, where we’ve been settled in for the past two months.

There’s no denying it – I’m a city girl at heart, and while I love weekend escapades to the countryside every once in a while, the allure of big cities just keeps drawing me back. There’s something incredibly comforting about a city’s buzz and bright lights that twinkle in the night; the hum of never-ending traffic and the people walking around, fast paced and goal-oriented.

I adore the fact that there is so much a city has to offer – a colorful and metropolitan culture; activities of every kind; and ethnic food that suits every possible palate.

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Brown Rice Noodles with Boy Choy, Mushrooms & Tofu

I’ve spent the last five years out of Singapore, where most of my friends and family are. There’s great enjoyment to be found exploring a different corner of the globe, learning to be part of a new environment and experiencing life in a way so unlike that at home.

You could say that I’ve gotten accustomed to life in places where there are foreigners everywhere I turn; where locals intermingle with tourists and foreign residents; where the strains of distinct cultures intersect like the strings of an intricate web.

I love seeing how being different can be the norm, and how it is accepted and sometimes even expected of us not to be simply normal. It’s refreshing to be in places where there isn’t only one single type of yardstick used to measure your worth, and knowing that diversity is celebrated and embraced.

 

Yet while I certainly enjoy a life less ordinary – traveling around and making my home away from home in different parts of the world – there are moments when being among such a wide variety of different cultures can get temporarily overwhelming, and in those rare moments I crave familiarity and comfort.

Brown Rice Noodles with Boy Choy, Mushrooms & Tofu

Thankfully, food can bring the much needed comfort that may not otherwise be so easily attained. When I start feeling homesick for Asia, I seek the simple tastes and smells that I’d grown up with.

 

Some days, when I’m feeling up to it, I do something a little more elaborate like Pad Thai with prawns and fresh lime. Other days, when I’m feeling lazy and want comfort food quick and fast, I make something like this – a plate full of brown rice noodles with gently wilted bok choy, sautéed mushrooms and golden pan-fried tofu, tossed with a generous glug of soy sauce and a shake of salt.

The enormous pleasure derived from a dish so simple but so comforting is quite indescribable. All I know is that the tastes and fragrances (as familiar to me as the lines on the palms of my hands) bring me momentarily back to Asia, back where my loved ones are.

Brown Rice Noodles with Boy Choy, Mushrooms & Tofu

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Brown Rice Noodles with Bok Choy, Mushrooms & Tofu


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  • Author: felicia | Dish by Dish
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 1 serving 1x
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When I’m feeling lazy and want comfort food quick and fast, I make something like this – a plate full of brown rice noodles with wilted bok choy, sautéed mushrooms and golden pan-fried tofu, tossed with a generous glug of soy sauce and a shake of salt and sprinkled with fresh chopped spring onions.


Ingredients

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  • 1 large bowl of cooked brown rice noodles
  • 2 cups of bok choy leaves
  • 2 cups of sliced button mushrooms
  • 1 cup of cubed tofu
  • 3 tablespoons of gluten-free soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup of chopped spring onions

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add a little oil and place sliced mushrooms in a single layer
  2. Let mushrooms cook and only flip them when the bottom is golden brown, then let the other side cook until brown as well. Set aside.
  3. In the same skillet, add a bit more oil and pan-fry tofu cubes, flipping over when the bottom side is brown, and letting the other side brown as well. Set aside.
  4. Salute the bok choy leaves for 1 minute or two until just softened
  5. Add in brown rice noodles, drizzle gluten-free soy sauce and toss well
  6. Add in cooked mushrooms and tofu and mix well
  7. Sprinkle with chopped spring onions before serving.
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Cuisine: Gluten-free

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About Felicia

Hey you! I’m Felicia, a Singaporean girl who moved to Buenos Aires for love. A couple of things about me: I love food, writing and food photography. I wrote a grain-free ecookbook that I know you’ll love and I also do freelance writing and photography if you want to work with me. Follow me on this blog as I navigate the world of cooking gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free.

Did you make a recipe? Tag @felicialimhz on Instagram. I love to see what you cook!

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  1. Grace Lim says

    October 28, 2015 at 8:21 pm

    Dear Felicia,

    Your posting of local recipes always makes me feel so close to you despite the physical distance that separates us. Words and pictures have the untold power of connectivity.

    Thanks for the post – I love you 🙂
    Mum

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    • felicia | Dish by Dish says

      October 29, 2015 at 10:35 am

      Mummy 🙂 I love you too!

      Reply
  2. Elizabeth says

    October 26, 2015 at 3:51 am

    This looks so utterly delicious and healthy! Beautiful photos!

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    • felicia | Dish by Dish says

      October 26, 2015 at 11:02 am

      Hi Elizabeth! so nice to meet you and thanks for dropping by! And thank you so much for your lovely comment 🙂 I’m glad you liked the post!

      Reply
  3. [email protected] says

    October 23, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    This looks amazing! I will have to make it for my daughter. She’s a vegetarian and she loves tofu. 🙂

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    • felicia | Dish by Dish says

      October 24, 2015 at 3:19 pm

      Hi Christin! Thanks for dropping by! 🙂 I hope your daughter will like this dish – its great for vegetarians and vegans alike! 😉

      Reply

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