Name: Sticky Orange Tofu
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 1 350 g block extra firm tofu; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp olive oil; ¼ tsp black pepper; Juice of 1 orange (about ⅓ cup); ¼ cup soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 cloves garlic (pressed); 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; ¼ tsp black pepper; ½ tsp freshly grated ginger; Cornstarch slurry (½ tbsp cornstarch + ½ tbsp warm water, whisked); Sesame seeds; Green onions (sliced)

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Sticky Orange Tofu

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

10% of a 2,000 cal day

200KCAL

Protein

11g23% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat14g

18%

Saturated2g

11%

Unsaturated12g

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Total Carbs10g

Fiber2g

Total Sugars4g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch5g

—

Sodium893mg

39%

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

Crispy tofu in a sticky orange sauce with garlic, ginger, and sesame oil. Naturally sweetened with orange juice rather than refined sugar. A vegetarian main that rivals takeout.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

350 gextra firm tofu
1 tbspcornstarch
2 tbspolive oil
¼ tspblack pepper

For the sticky orange sauce:

⅓ cuporange — fresh-squeezed, 1
¼ cupsoy sauce
1 tspsesame oil
2garlic — pressed
2 tbsptomato paste
2 tbsprice vinegar
¼ tspblack pepper
½ tspfreshly grated ginger — fresh
Cornstarch slurry — ½ tbsp cornstarch + ½ tbsp warm water, whisked

For topping:

Sesame seeds
Green onions — sliced

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Method

30m total

Read the method on nourishedbynic.comNicole Addison, RD, MHSc’s original page

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

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