Ruby's General Tao's Tofu

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Ruby's General Tao's Tofu

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

1 box of firm tofu

egg substitute for 1 egg

3/4 cup cornstarch

vegetable oil for frying

3 chopped green onions

1 Tablespoon minced ginger

1 Tablespoon minced garlic

2/3 cup vegetable stock

2 Tablespoons soy sauce

4 Tablespoons sugar

red pepper to taste

1 Tablespoon sherry (optional)

1 Tablespoon white vinegar

steamed broccoli

 

 

 

 

Drain, dry and cut tofu into 1 inch chunks. You can freeze tofu the

night before to get a more chicken-like consistency, but it isn't

necessary. Mix the egg replacer as specified on the box and add an

additional 3 tablespoons water. Dip tofu in egg replacer/water

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.

 

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. Add vegetable stock, soy sauce, sugar, red pepper and

vinegar. 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.

 

Serves: 4

 

Preparation time: 30 Minutes

 

Source: RubyBean77 for vegweb dot com

Formatted by Chupa Babi in MC: 12.20.06

 

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