Lemon Tofu

Author:

punkymunky

Preparation Time:

15 min., Cooking time: 15-20 min

Servings:

2-4

Cooking Time:

15-20 min

Ingredients:

Tofu:
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pound extra firm tofu (I used pressed, frozen, and thawed), bite sized
oil, for frying Lemon sauce:
1/2 cup vegan chicken broth
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons agave nectar

1 lemon, sliced, for garnish

Directions:

1. Mix flour, water, salt, cornstarch, and baking soda for batter. Add tofu to batter. Use enough oil in a skillet to fry the tofu until batter turns golden brown.
2. For sauce, mix all sauce ingredients into sauce pan and cook until boiling, stirring often. Remove from heat once boiling and let set for 5 minutes.
3. Add tofu on top of lettuce, rice or any other grain or pasta you would like. Pour sauce over tofu. Top with lemon slices.
Source of recipe: This is a combination of my own recipe mixed with one I found. I didnt like some of the recipe so I removed things and added things to it. This recipe was modified from this one : http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/284/Chinese_Lemon_Chicken38791.shtml [1]