Name: Restaurant-Level Braised Tofu (30 Minutes)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 1 14-oz block firm tofu (396 g); 1 Tbsp oil (15 mL); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1 Tbsp freshly grated ginger; 4 green onions (sliced and divided into greens and whites); ¼ cup soy sauce (60 mL); ¼ cup brown sugar (50 g); 2 Tbsp tomato paste (30 g); 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 2 Tbsp water (30 mL); To serve: rice, sesame seeds

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Restaurant-Level Braised Tofu (30 Minutes)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

503KCAL

Protein

26g52% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat25g

33%

Saturated4g

20%

Unsaturated21g

—

Total Carbs49g

18%

Fiber6g

23%

Total Sugars14g

—

incl. Added Sugars12g

24%

Starch29g

—

Sodium914mg

40%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Braised tofu in a savory-sweet sauce with garlic, ginger, and soy, ready in just 30 minutes. The flavorful sauce soaks into the tofu as it cooks, delivering restaurant-quality depth and texture.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

396 gfirm tofu
1 tbspoil — 15 ml
4garlic — minced
1 tbspfreshly grated ginger — fresh
4green onions — sliced, greens and whites separated
¼ cupsoy sauce — 60 ml
50 gbrown sugar — ¼ cup
30 gtomato paste — 2 tbsp
1 tbspcornstarch
2 tbspwater — 30 ml
To serve: rice, sesame seeds

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Method

30m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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