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Orange Tofu
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- 30 Minutes to marinate:
- Cook Time: 12-20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 to 60 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dishes
- Method: Oven or air fryer
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This is a healthy, whole-food, plant-based, oil-free version of the Panda Express Orange Chicken
Ingredients
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For batter/marinade
- 4 tablespoons of Bragg Liquid Amino, Tamari, or coconut aminos
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons of organic cornstarch
- 1 package of super firm tofu. You can use extra firm, but the super firm comes out much crispier. It’s available at Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe’s and most grocery stores
For Orange Sauce
- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons of water
- 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar
- 3/4 cup of orange juice (preferably fresh squeezed, but ready-made is fine)
- 1/4 cup of Bragg Liquid Aminos or Tamari
- Either 1/3 cup of maple syrup OR 1/4 cup of date syrup
- 4 tablespoons of white vinegar
- Zest of an orange
- 3 cloves of minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon of grated ginger root
- 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
Instructions
Batter/Marinade Directions
- Preheat oven to 450, line a baking sheet with parchment paper if you’re using the oven (can use an air fryer with better results)
- Chop tofu into bite size pieces
- Whisk together aminos, rice vinegar, and cornstarch
- Toss to coat tofu, marinate for 30 minutes
- Drain excess marinade
- Cook tofu on the baking sheet in the oven for 20 minutes or in the air fryer at 400 for 12 minutes
Orange Sauce Directions
- In a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water and set aside
- In a sauce pan whisk together everything from rice vinegar on down and bring to a boil
- Mix in cornstarch/water mixture and bring back to a boil, then turn down to medium low
- Constantly whisk sauce as it begins to thicken. When it is thick, remove from heat
Notes
- Important – pour the sauce over the tofu and coat. Do not add tofu to the sauce because you will likely have too much sauce. The extra sauce can be frozen and used later
- Best eaten over steamed brown rice, garnish with scallion and lightly toasted sesame seeds. You can pour some of the extra sauce over the rice if you like it saucy!
Very good. I served it with steamed veggies, rice, and tofu. Put the sauce on top. Easy to make and very tasty!
This is easy to make, very tasty, I will putting this sauce on everything. This IS delicious.