Sesame Tofu

CardaMom's Note:

Serve with steamed or sauteed vegetables and brown rice

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 14 ounces extra firm tofu
• 1/4 cup cornstarch, for dusting
• canola oil (for frying)
• 1/2 cup sesame seed, lightly toasted
• 1 bunch scallion, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces

Sauce

• 1/3 cup honey
• 3 tablespoons tamari soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons finely minced gingerroot
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 finely minced garlic cloves
• 1 -2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes

Directions:

1. Wrap tofu with paper towels and place on a cutting board.
2. Put a heavy plate on top to press out liquid for approximately 20 minutes.
3. Stir sauce ingredients together in a saucepan.
4. Simmer sauce while you cook the tofu.
5. Dry drained tofu with paper towels and cube.
6. Dust very lightly with cornstarch.
7. Heat 1" oil in deep frying pan.
8. Fry tofu in 350 degree F oil until golden brown.
9. Place fried tofu in a large bowl and toss with 2/3 cup sauce, sprinkle liberally with sesame seeds and scallions.
10. Toss gently.
11. Serve remaining sauce for dipping or drizzled over vegetables.

Reviews

[Deadheadie]

Awesome recipe, truly five star. My family absolutely adores this dish. We've been eating it for a while. Yummy!

[Chef #652564]

I love this recipe! It is so easy to make and absolutely delicious! Thanks for posting it!

[Ilysse]

I wanted to update my review. I have found that if the tofu is cut too small they become hard which was my only issues last time I made this. Also, I like to add a little cornstarch to the sauce to help it thicken. I'll upload a photo but when I made it the other night I didn't have sesamee seeds. It is a great recipe tho and I'm glad I made it again. Origional Review: This was very good. I doubled the tofu and the sauce. I cooked the tofu then removed and set aside while I cooked some broccoli in the same pan. I mixed all the sauce ing. together and when the broccoli was done I added the tofu and the sauce and tossed until it was thickened and served with Jasimine rice. I used 1/2 tsp pepper flakes and I that was pleanty for us. The only thing I will change next time is how I do the tofu. I like to coat the tofu with beaten egg and then the cornstarch and then fry in veg. oil. Without the egg it was a little too crispy and kind of strange to us. I'll make it again with my changes. Thanks for posting.