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Golden-Style Mongolian Tofu

This restaurant-quality Golden-Style Mongolian Tofu is crispy, slightly sweet, and savory with a beautiful balance of flavors from the garlic, ginger, and soy sauce-infused sauce.
2
40 min
TOTAL TIME
530
CALORIES
$2.40
PER SERVING
Golden-Style Mongolian Tofu
Ingredients
12 INGREDIENTS
2 SERVINGS
Soy Sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
Water
1/2 cup water
room temperature
Medium Firm Tofu
14 oz medium firm tofu
twice frozen and thawed
Cornstarch
1/4 cup cornstarch
Dark Brown Sugar
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
Garlic
4 cloves garlic
finely minced
Scallion
1 whole scallion
cut into 1-inch pieces
Dried Red Chilis
2 whole dried red chilis
seeds removed and cut into 1-inch pieces
White Sesame Seeds
1 tbsp white sesame seeds
for garnish
Cornstarch
1 tbsp cornstarch
Water
1 tbsp water
Fresh Ginger
1 tsp fresh ginger
finely minced
Directions
9 STEPS
10 min
PREP TIME
30 min
COOK TIME
40 min
TOTAL TIME
1
Press the tofu down with a heavy object or a tofu press for at least 15 minutes to remove excess liquid. The height of the tofu should be reduced by half.
2
Hand-shred the tofu into uneven chunks, roughly in the shape of strips.
3
Place tofu chunks in a ziplock bag with 1/4 cup cornstarch and shake to evenly coat all the tofu pieces.
4
In a pan, heat a generous amount of vegetable oil on medium-high heat and fry the tofu pieces until golden-brown and crispy. Remove from oil and drain on a kitchen towel.
5
In a clean pan over medium heat, fry the minced garlic, ginger, dried chilis, and brown sugar, stirring until sugar is melted and caramelized, about 3-4 minutes.
6
Add soy sauce and 1/2 cup room temperature water to the pan to deglaze. Stir until sugar clumps dissolve and the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.
7
Make a cornstarch slurry by mixing 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Add it to the pan and cook until the sauce thickens further.
8
Turn off the heat, add the crispy tofu and scallion pieces to the sauce. Stir to coat the tofu evenly.
9
Garnish with white sesame seeds and serve warm with rice.
Health Info
Macros
58g
CARBS
20g
FAT
38g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
VEGETARIAN
VEGAN
Contains these allergens
SOYBEANS
WHEAT