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Easy Orange Tofu Recipe. Quick 30 Min Weeknight Meal. Baked Crisp Tofu with a Delicious Orange Sauce. Serve over rice/grains and with blanched broccoli or veggies. Vegan Glutenfree Nutfree Recipe Soyfree option Jump to Recipe
Weeknight meals dont have to be boring esp for valentine’s day. This Refreshing, zingy, easy 30 Minute meal is perfect to cheer up the evening. This Orange tofu comes together really quickly. Tofu is tossed in starch and baked to preferred crispyness. Meanwhile, the orange sauce ingredients all put in a saucepan to simmer. Combine the 2 and done! the Orange sauce is flavorful with ginger, garlic, orange juice and has no refined sugar. Adjust the flavors of the sauce with extra zest for more zing, extra heat or sweet, extra veg and what not. Serve with blanched broccoli or veggies, and a garnish of scallions and pepper.
For a well baked non chewy tofu, use a stoneware or thick ceramic baking dish. Keep the tofu and sauce separate until ready to serve. Toss with sauce for just a few seconds and serve immediately. Lets make this easy Orange Tofu.
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Vegan Orange Tofu Recipe
Ingredients
- 14 oz firm tofu, , pressed for 15 mins, then cubed
- 2 tbsp cornstarch, divided
- 1 tsp flour, (rice flour for crispier or all purpose)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- a good dash of white or black pepper
Orange Sauce:
- 4 garlic cloves, , finely chopped
- 1 inch ginger, , minced or 1 tbsp grated
- 2 tbsp soy sauce , or use tamari to make gluten-free
- 2 tbsp white or rice vinegar
- 1 cup preferably fresh orange juice
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, , or use sugar
- 1/4 cup water/broth
- 1.5 tbsp cornstarch, , 2 tbsp for thicker sauce
- 1 tsp sriracha or other hot sauce
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Line a stoneware baking dish with parchment or grease. Preheat the oven to 400 deg F(205 C).
- Add cubed tofu to a large bowl. Sprinkle 1 tbsp cornstarch, flour, salt, garlic, and pepper. Close the top of the bowl with a plate or lid and shake to coat. Add more cornstarch and shake again.
- Spread in the stoneware dish. Bake at 400 deg F for 25 to 35 mins. Give the tofu a shake at the 20-minute mark.
- Blanch the broccoli if using. (Tip: I put it in a deep baking dish with water in the oven for 15 -20 mins. Take it out when moving the tofu around).
- Combine all the ingredients for Orange Sauce, except water and cornstarch in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat to bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch in the water well and add into the simmering sauce. Mix and Cook for another 2 mins to thicken. Stir well for even thickening. Taste and adjust salt, sweet, flavor.
- Add the baked tofu to the sauce and toss to coat. Take off heat. Serve with the broccoli, garnished with scallions, pepper flakes, over rice or grains.
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Delicious and so easy to make! It will become a regular in my weeknight rotation!
Awesome!
I made this last week and it was delicious. I mixed steamed broccoli and carrot chunks with the baked tofu into the sauce and it worked out great. Thank you.
So good to hear!
One of our favorite tofu dishes. The citrus flavor is likes by all in the family unlike some items which some family members like and others don’t.
That’s so good to hear! It’s hard to find a dish the whole family loves.
So delicious! The sauce is amazing! I served with brown rice and a stir fry combination of mushrooms, snap peas, broccoli and carrots on the side.
Sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing.
As usual, Vegan Rich comes through with an amazing dish! I’ve tried quite a few orange tofu recipes and had given up finding one that was just the right amount of sweet and tangy/spicy. My son isn’t a fan usually of any citrus recipes but this one made “the list.” I made the blanched broccoli but also served it with a riced cauliflower/jasmine rice blend to get more veggies in. Topped the tofu with green onion & toasted sesame seeds. It was a wonderful meal, better than any take out I’ve had.
Yay!