**RECIPE** , Sesame tofu for Samantha

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OK,  The recipe is long, but it is easy and once the tofu is prepped, it only

takes a few minutes.  I serve it with jasmine rice if I have it and basmatti if

I don't.  A simple green salad with ginger dressing and some french bread makes

it a really special meal.  I think I will make it for my sweety for valentines

day!   I think I may have posted it before, but I am not sure.  I hope you

enjoy it.

 

Sesame Tofu

 

Ingredients

2 packages of extra firm tofu, frozen and then thawed with all the excess

moisture squeezed out.  

2 tablespoons raw sesame seeds

2 green onions, thinly sliced

 

Marinade

1 teaspoon vegetable broth

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

growne white pepper to taste

1/4 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon raspberry wine or any fruity red wine

 

Batter

1/2 cup flour 

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup water (or as much as you need to make a smooth batter)

3 tablespoons cornstarch

salt to taste

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

 

Sauce

3 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons sugar

salt to taste

2 tablespoons ketchup

1 tablespoon white or red wine vinegar

a sprinkle of ground black pepper.

 

Step 1

Mix all the marinade ingredients in a blass bowl and mix well.  Cut tofu into 1

inch chunks and add to marinade. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes in the

refrigerator.   

Step 2

Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350*. or in a wok on the stove to 325*.  While the

tofu is marinading, in a seperate bowl, combine all of the batter ingredients

and mix thoroughly.  Batter should be thick enough to coat the pieces, but thin

enough to flow around them.

Step 3

Using a fork or tongs, remove the pieces of tofu from the marinade and dip, one

by one, into the batter.  Deep fry in batches of about 12 pieces for about 10

minutes until until grolder brown.  Drain on paper towels.

Step 4

In your wok or a sauce pan, combine sause ingredients and warm over medium

heat.  Bring to a boil while stirring and simmer until sauce thickens.  Add

the tofu chunks to the hot sauce and stir very gently to coat the pieces. 

Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with the sliced scallions and the sesame

seeds.

 

 

 

 

 

--- On Tue, 1/26/10, Samantha Giffin <sjgiffin wrote:

 

 

Samantha Giffin <sjgiffin

Re: Beginner Vegetarian TVP?

 

Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 12:28 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would also love the sesame recipe.  Thanks!