Ingredients
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1
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1
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3/4
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3
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1
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1
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2/3
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2
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4
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Directions
General Tso’s Tofu, Great alternative to General Tso’s Chicken. Contributed to a vegetarian website by Sarah Booth., Made this and it’s definitely on the make-again list…it was yum!! But…I made some tweaks: – I halved the sugar and thought that was a very good call. – I needed a second egg/water for the first coating as my twice-frozen/thawed/squeezed tofu was a sponge and soaked up the liquid pretty quickly. I’ve done this technique a few times and the biggest benefit to the freezing of the tofu is that the tofu crisps up more nicely because it’s drier and looks a bit more like actual chicken once cooked. – used panko for the coating instead of flour. I’ve done flour before in other recipes and the panko crisps up way more nicely in my cast iron. It doesn’t keep all the crispiness once you’ve tossed the tofu in the sauce at the end, but it looks way nicer and gives it a great texture. – I didn’t have cornstarch, so used flour to thicken the sauce as others have done. My only tweak is that I would suggest 2T to make it a bit thicker. Other than those changes to suit my taste, this recipe was great! :), Delish! I ran out of soy sauce, so ended up using some hoisin sauce along with whatever I could drain out of the bottle, and used regular onions instead of green since I had already used what I had in the fried rice. I marinated the tofu in a bowl with soy sauce and agave while I was prepping other ingredients. Next time I will try baking the tofu. Although I messed up the step with frying the tofu (tried using tapioca instead of corn starch and made a mess), once I mixed everything in the sauce, it was amazing. The hubby – who is not a big tofu fan – ate it all up for lunch. The good thing is that he liked it. The bad thing is that there were no leftovers, so I have to figure out what to make for dinner… lol
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Steps
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1
Done
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Drain, Dry and Cut Tofu Into One Inch Chunks-You Can Freeze the Tofu the Night Before to Get a More"chicken-Like" Texture, If Desired. |
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2
Done
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Mix Egg With 3 Tbs of Water. |
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3
Done
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Dip Tofu in Mixture. |
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4
Done
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Sprinkle Cornstarch Over Tofu to Completely Cover. |
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5
Done
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Heat Oil in Pan and Fry Tofu Pieces Until Golden Brown and Set Aside. |
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6
Done
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Drain Oil. |
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7
Done
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Heat 3 Tbs Vegetable Oil in Pan on Medium Heat and Add Onions, Ginger and Garlic, Cook For About Two Minutes (be Careful not to Burn Garlic). |
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8
Done
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Add Vegetable Stock, Soy Sauce, Sugar, Red Pepper Flakes and Vinegar. |
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9
Done
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Mix 2 Tbs of Water and 1 Tbs Cornstarch and Pour Into Mixture, Stirring Well. |
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10
Done
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Add Fried Tofu and Coat Evenly. |
