Sesame Tofu

  4 Servings:

Ingredients:

Tofu

• 14 ounces extra firm tofu, drained (preferably press out extra water) - cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• (I use the Tofu Express, http://www.tofuxpress.com/, but you could use 2 heavy plates sandwiching the tofu and something heavy on top, dumping out the water as it drains - 30 min. or more, as you prep the rest of the ingredients)
• 1/4 cup cornstarch, for dusting
• canola oil (for frying)

Sauce

• 1/3 cup honey or agave
• 1/2 cup orange juice or water (I used OJ) mixed with 1 TBSP corntarch
• 6 TBSP soy sauce
• 2 TBSP grated ginger (or use 3 TBSP ground)
• 4 TBSP sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 -2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes 
• 1/2 c. sesame seeds 

Preparation:

Tofu - 

Place cornstarch in a large ziploc bag, add drained tofu cubes
Shake to coat with cornstarch

Heat frying pan with 1 inch of the oil for frying

Add tofu cubes coated with cornstarch, fry a few minutes on each side until crispy (they don't need to brown)

Drain cooked tofu on paper towels on a plate and set aside


Sauce-

In a saucepan, add all sauce ingredients, except orange juice - stir with a whisk
Once the sauce starts to boil, turn down heat
Add in 1/2 c. orange juice/cornstarch mixture
Stir in sesame seeds
Take off heat

Just before serving, make sure sauce is heated and mix fried tofu with the sauce
Serve over brown rice and with a side of broccoli
Add any other sides you like - Dumplings, egg rolls etc.

*I steamed broccoli in a microwave safe container, 2 cups fresh broccoli with 1 TBSP water, cover and microwave 4 minutes (or use frozen) (and I added some zucchini we had too) - Mix with tofu and sauce before serving.







Recipe adapted from this original recipe:
Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/sesame-tofu-177242#ixzz1J3ygzuRT