Baked tofu with peanut sauce
Crispy and sticky baked peanut tofu recipe. Perfect to throw into a buddha bowl or stir fry. This easy recipe will make you fall in love with tofu
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Servings: 4
Calories: 223kcal
Ingredients
- 1 package of extra firm tofu (pressed for 15 minutes)
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
- 1 tbsp lime or lemon juice
- 1 tsp garlic ginger paste ( If you don't have this on hand just mince up 2 cloves of garlic and ½ tsp of ginger to make your own.)
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
- Press the tofu for 15 minutes. If you don't have a tofu press, then wrap it in a paper towel and set a few heavy pots or books on top.
- Now that the tofu has been pressed for 15 minutes, cut it into larger cubes and place on a non-stick baking sheet.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes
- While tofu is baking, combine ¼ cup each of peanut butter, maple syrup and soy sauce plus 1 tsp of sesame oil (optional), a squeeze of lime or lemon juice and 1 tsp garlic ginger paste. See ingredients list on how to substitute this if you don't have garlic ginger paste
- After tofu has baked for 25 minutes, place tofu in a sauté pan with all of the peanut sauce.
- Gently mix to make sure each piece is well coated. Let it marinate for 5 minutes.
- Place the saute pan on the stove on medium heat. Cook until sauce starts to thicken and caramelize tofu firms back up.
- This sauce also makes an excellent stir fry sauce. Just add in more veggies when you're heating the tofu up on the stove.
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Notes
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Baked tofu with peanut sauce
Amount per Serving
Calories
223
% Daily Value*
Fat
11
g
17
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Sodium
949
mg
41
%
Potassium
337
mg
10
%
Carbohydrates
20
g
7
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
15
g
17
%
Protein
13
g
26
%
Vitamin A
1
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
63
mg
6
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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