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Tofu Stew with Sweet Potatoes

2 c Vegetable stock

2 c Sweet potatoes — cut into

-1/2″ diamond shapes 1 c Onions — chopped

1/2 c Celery — chopped

1/2 c Button mushrooms — quartered

1/2 c Parsnips — cut into 1/2-inch

-diamond shapes 1/2 c Carrots — sliced

1 t Gingerroot, fresh — minced

1/2 c Yellow squash — sliced 1/4″

-thick 1/2 c Zucchini — sliced 1/4″ thick

12 oz Tofu — pressed and cubed

Salt and pepper Szechuan peppercorns 4 Green onions — chopped

In a large saucepan, combine the stock, sweet potatoes, onions, celery, mushrooms, turnips, parsnips, carrots, soy sauce, mirin, sake, garlic and ginger.
Bring to a boil.Reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes.

Add the zucchini and yellow squash.
Simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
Add the tofu and simmer 5 minutes more.
Season to taste with the pepper, Szechuan peppercorns, and salt.
Garnish with chopped green onions and serve.
Serving size? 1/2 cups 232 calories 3.6 g fat 0 mg chol 1,589 mg sod Eat More, Weigh Less, by Dean Ornish, M.D./MM by DEEANNE


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