General Tao's Tofu
1 (12 ounce) box firm tofu, in 1" cubes (frozen and thawed, if desired)
1 egg equivalent (e.g., EnerG Egg Replacer), prepared
3 tablespoons + 2 tablespoons water, divided
3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon cornstarch, divided
vegetable oil for frying + 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
3 green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2/3 cup vegetable stock
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon sherry, optional
red pepper, to taste
steamed broccoli, to serve
1. Mix the egg replacer as specified on the box and add an additional 3 tablespoons water. Dip tofu in egg replacer mixture and coat completely. Sprinkle 3/4 cup cornstarch over tofu and coat completely. Watch out that the cornstarch doesn't clump up at the bottom of the bowl.
2. Heat oil in pan and fry tofu pieces until golden. Drain oil. Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in pan on medium heat. Add green onions, ginger, and garlic; cook for about 2 minutes. Be careful not to burn garlic.
3. Add vegetable stock, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, sherry, and red pepper.
4. Mix 2 tablespoons water with 1 tablespoon cornstarch and pour into mixture stirring well. Add fried tofu and coat evenly.
Serve immediately with steamed broccoli over your choice of rice.
SO HOW'D IT GO?
I have missed this dish since our family became vegan! I dont have to miss it anymore and i am so excited about that! This was really great! I might add some peppers next time to make it a bit spicier! I could eat this everyday!
MMMMMMMM...Perfect.
Definitely double the sauce, though!
:)
Just to reiterate what everyone else has said, this recipe is super yummy. I sauteed some vegetables (and set them aside) before cooking the tofu. Oh, and I doubled the sauce recipe. I highly recommend this dish, and it's really not hard to make and takes only about a half an hour.
Amers
Well this one is a keeper, that's for sure :D
I used flaxseed instead of cornstarch to coat the tofu, halved the sugar & doubled the sauce as suggested & it turned out great. I'll be making this often.
i halved the sugar and used regular tamari. it was perfect
I only used 1/3 the amount of sugar and it was still waaay too sweet. Although now that I think of it, I did use low sodium soy sauce, so maybe it was because there wasn't as much salt to counteract it...
How do all you people love it when it's so sweet? The recipe rocks though, when the sugar content is decimated.
I totally agree with you. I used less sugar than listed and I also used low sodium soy sauce. It was way too sweet, but I can see that if I were to use less sugar, it would be pretty fabulous.
I only used 1/3 the amount of sugar and it was still waaay too sweet. Although now that I think of it, I did use low sodium soy sauce, so maybe it was because there wasn't as much salt to counteract it...
How do all you people love it when it's so sweet? The recipe rocks though, when the sugar content is decimated.
Well, I'm with the majority here. This is QUITE the tasty recipe. Do yourself a favor and double the recipe. You'll be kicking yourself if you don't!
This recipe is even better the second time, especially since I added even more ginger, garlic and scallions than the initial go. I think it went better than the first time I made this, since I didn't exactly have a measuring cup. I had to look up tbs. conversions into cups, take a nyquil dosage cup and fill a cup of water until it equaled 1/4, 1/2, etc. cups, then marked them off with a sharpie on the outside of the cup. I don't think I was very precise, but everything turned out deliciously!!! I think my lack of precision in creating my measuring cup made the recipe better. My suggestion is to experiment with deviations from the suggested ingredient amounts. But please, always be honest, don't use any hacks or walkthroughs when attempting recipes.
This was great! My boyfriend loved it!!!! I used morningstar chicken and tofu! I also used green and red peppers, onions, mushroom, and carrots! It was amazing. I know everyone puts a picture of this one on, but look how good. I put it over udon noodles and my boyfriend wanted more right away!
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