Dining In - Orange You Glad I Made Crispy Tofu?

Orange You Glad I Made Crispy Tofu? - Chloe's Kitchen

This is one of my favorite Chloe recipes! A delicious orange sauce flavored with fresh ginger, orange juice and peel, garlic,  agave, and soy sauce coats fried tofu cubes. Great served over white or brown rice and topped with fresh cilantro. Even those who are wary of tofu enjoyed this dish! You can find this recipe and others in Chloe's Kitchen (buy your copy here).

14 oz. extra firm tofu, remove water

1 cup orange juice

Peel from 1/4 of orange, cut into 1/4 inch strips

2 tablespoons agave syrup

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

1 clove of garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

Canola oil for frying tofu

1/4 cup cornstarch

1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

2 cups cooked brown rice (Try Trader Joe's frozen Organic Brown Rice)

Start by pressing tofu to remove the extra liquid - wrap tofu cube in multiple paper towels,  put on a plate, and use a baking pan on top to weight it down with a book, cans, etc. Let sit for ~20 minutes. Afterwards cut the tofu into cubes about 1/2 inch. Set plate of cubes aside. 

Mix orange juice, orange peel strips, agave syrup, soy sauce, grated ginger, garlic, and ground coriander in a small bowl. 

Combine cornstarch and salt in a small bowl. Put tofu cubes in bowl to cover with cornstarch mixture, remove excess, and put on a plate.

Heat canola oil in a large skillet, so that oil is about 1/4 or 1/2 inch high. When oil is heated carefully (watch for oil splatter) drop tofu cubes in oil and fry until golden, flip throughout until all sides are crisp. Remove and put on a plate with paper towels to soak up excess oil.

Rinse your skillet and heat on medium to high. Put fried tofu cubes and orange liquid mixture in skillet. Cook until the liquid is thick like a syrup and you see bubbles (about 4 minutes). 

Cook up brown rice (I use Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice in the frozen bags). Put tofu cubes with sauce over brown rice and top with chopped up cilantro garnish. You're done!