Dinner

Steamed Tofu with Ginger, Spring Onion and Pak Choi

Name: Steamed Tofu with Ginger, Spring Onion and Pak Choi
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 160 g Firm tofu; 150 g Pak choi; 40 g Spring onion, in fine strips; A thumb, in fine matchsticks Fresh ginger; 1 clove, about 3 g Garlic; Half a chilli, sliced thin Fresh red chilli; 1 tbsp (15 g) Tamari; 1 tsp (4 g) Toasted sesame oil

A block of tofu steamed and dressed with tamari and hot sesame oil poured over ginger and spring onion, pak choi steamed in the same pan. 279 kcal, no gluten.

Calories: 279kcal
Protein: 27g
Fat: 16g
Carbs: 10g

Per serving, makes 1. 15 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Soya
Sesame

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Ingredients

Firm tofu160 g
Weighed after pressing. Silken tofu is about half the calories and protein.
Pak choi150 g
Spring onion, in fine strips40 g
Fresh gingerA thumb, in fine matchsticks
Garlic1 clove, about 3 g
Fresh red chilliHalf a chilli, sliced thin
Tamari1 tbsp (15 g)
Toasted sesame oil1 tsp (4 g)

Method

Put the tofu on a heatproof plate that fits in a steamer or a lidded pan over an inch of boiling water. Steam for eight minutes, adding the pak choi around it for the last four.
Pour away the water that has collected on the plate. Pile the ginger, spring onion, sliced garlic and chilli on top of the tofu and pour the tamari around it.
Heat the sesame oil in a small pan until it just starts to smoke and pour it over the ginger and spring onion. It should hiss.
Eat from the plate with a spoon, breaking the tofu into the sauce.

Worth knowing

Hot oil poured over raw aromatics is the technique, borrowed from Cantonese steamed fish. A teaspoon is enough to cook them and it is the only fat in the dish.
At 279 kcal this is a light dinner. Rice takes it to a full one; 150 g of cooked rice is another 195.

Other dinner recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every dinner under 300 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.