How To Make Baked Garlic Tofu
Here’s a meatless that still brings out a delightfully savory flavor. This recipe gives the tofu an Asian flavor your taste buds can’t resist.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1batchtofubaked
- ½cupwater
- ¼cupsoy sauce
- 2tbspmaple syrup
- 1tbspblack pepperfreshly-ground coarse
- 2tspcornstarch
- 2tspgingerground
- 4tbspbutter(or vegan butter or oil)
- 1smallred onionfinely minced (about 2/3 cup)
- 2fresh jalapeños(or 2 Thai bird chiles), cored and finely minced
- 10garlic clovesfinely minced
To serve:
- green onionsthinly sliced, to serve
- sesame seedstoasted, to serve
Instructions
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Prepare your baked tofu according to recipe instructions.
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Meanwhile, as you prepare your baked tofu, prepare all of your ingredients for the black pepper sauce.
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In a small bowl, whisk together water, soy sauce, maple syrup, black pepper, cornstarch, and ground ginger until combined. Set aside.
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In a large sauté pan, heat the butter (or oil) over medium-high heat until melted. Add the red onion and jalapeño, and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and sauté for 2 more minutes, or until fragrant, stirring occasionally.
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Slowly pour in the soy sauce mixture, and stir until combined. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer and then thickens.
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Remove pan from heat. Add in the baked tofu, and toss until it is evenly coated in the sauce.
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Serve warm, garnished with lots of toppings as desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 223.38kcal
- Fat: 15.14g
- Saturated Fat: 8.05g
- Trans Fat: 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.01g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.98g
- Carbohydrates: 15.93g
- Fiber: 1.98g
- Sugar: 7.74g
- Protein: 8.99g
- Cholesterol: 30.53mg
- Sodium: 891.89mg
- Calcium: 208.83mg
- Potassium: 313.92mg
- Iron: 1.91mg
- Vitamin A: 101.37µg
- Vitamin C: 12.15mg
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