Gingery Tofu and Cabbage Stir-Fry

Ingredients

• 1 cup dry brown rice
• 2 cups water
• a little salt
• 1/2 a large head of green cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1/2 large white onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and thinly sliced in rings
• 1-2 tsp. freshly grated ginger root
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 3 T. olive oil (or you could use vegetable or sesame oil)
• a few good shakes of rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 c. reduced-sodium soy sauce, or to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• red pepper flakes to taste
• 1/3 of a block of extra-firm tofu, sliced and patted - very dry