Spelt With Sesame And Bok Choy

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons canola oil or 2 tablespoons corn oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 cups water
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 cups whole spelt
• 1 1/2 lbs bok choy, chopped into 1 inch pieces
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons rice wine or 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into thin julienne strips
• 8 ounces firm tofu, cut into â½ inch cubes
• 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
• 1/4 cup chopped toasted cashews

Recipe

• 1 preparation: in a saucepan, heat one tablespoon of the canola or corn oil over medium heat.
• 2 add the onion, and sauté for five minutes or until the onion softens.
• 3 add the three cups water and a pinch of salt, and bring the water to a boil.
• 4 add the spelt, turn the heat to low, and cover the pan.
• 5 simmer for 45 minutes.
• 6 in a small bowl, stir together the sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, three tablespoons of water, the rice wine, and cornstarch.
• 7 about ten minutes before the spelt is done, heat a wok or large skillet (preferably non-stick) with the remaining tablespoon of canola or corn oil over medium heat.
• 8 add the minced garlic and bok choy and turn the heat to high.
• 9 stir for for two to three minutes, then add the red pepper and the soy-cornstarch mixture.
• 10 cover the pan, turn the heat back down to medium, and simmer the vegetables for eight minutes.
• 11 stir the vegetables, and add the tofu and the sesame oil.
• 12 toss gently.
• 13 spoon the spelt onto the plates, then spoon the choy- tofu mixture over the grain.
• 14 sprinkle the plates with the chopped cashews, and serve.