Easy Sesame Tofu (Vegan/Gluten-free)
Easy Sesame Tofu (Vegan/Gluten-free)

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, easy sesame tofu (vegan/gluten-free). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Once mixed, add in the tofu, mix or shake until the tofu is well coated. Add the marinated tofu and the remainder of the marinade to a cast-iron or non-stick pan and cook on medium-low heat until all of the liquid cooks down, rotating tofu as needed to brown all of the sides evenly. While the tofu bakes, prepare the sesame sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the tamari, rice vinegar, maple syrup, sesame oil, cornstarch, and cold water.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy sesame tofu (vegan/gluten-free) using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Sesame Tofu (Vegan/Gluten-free):
  1. Prepare Firm Tofu
  2. Take Corn Starch
  3. Get Sesame Oil
  4. Get Cooking Sake
  5. Make ready Sugar
  6. Make ready Soy Sauce
  7. Take Mirin (sweet cooking rice wine)
  8. Prepare White Sesame Seeds
  9. Prepare Some Chopped Green Onion (to taste)

This recipe is easy & quick to make, vegan, gluten-free and very delicious! Toss the tofu once in the middle of cooking. Tofu will be golden brown and the edges crispy when done. While food cooks, prepare the peanut sauce.

Instructions to make Easy Sesame Tofu (Vegan/Gluten-free):
  1. Wash ½ pack (7 oz) of firm tofu under running water and place on several paper towels. Wrap the tofu with the paper towels and place on a plate.
  2. Put another plate on the tofu. Place some bottles of water as a weight on top and let sit for 30 minutes. (If the tofu is not dried well, the oil will splash a lot during cooking)
  3. Cut the tofu into small cubes. Dredge in the ¼ cup of corn starch and tap off excess.
  4. Heat 1 Tbsp. of sesame oil in a pan and cook the tofu on all sides over medium heat until nicely browned and crisp; about 7 minutes.
  5. Turn the heat down to low. Add 2 Tbsp. of cooking Sake, 1 Tbsp. of sugar, 2 Tbsp. of soy sauce and 1 Tbsp. of Mirin to the pan.
  6. Stir for about 2 minutes. Halfway through, add 1 Tbsp. of white sesame seeds.

Whisk everything together in a cereal bowl until smooth and creamy. Move cooked tofu to a mixing bowl, and toss with peanut sauce to coat. This baked tofu recipe is quite versatile. If you don't feel like a rice dish, you could serve it over noodles. You could also add it to an Asian soup recipe, make tacos with an Asian flare, wrap it up in a tortilla with some coleslaw for an easy lunch, make spring roll appetizers, add it to a salad - the possibilities are endless.

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