General Tso's Tofu

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (14 ounce) box firm tofu
• egg substitute for 1 egg (ener-g works great)
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• vegetable oil (for frying)
• 6 chopped green onions
• 2 tablespoons minced ginger
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• red pepper
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine (optional)
• 2 tablespoons vinegar

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 heat oil in pan and fry tofu pieces until golden. drain oil.
• 3 heat 6 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 4 tablespoons water with 2 tablespoon cornstarch and pour into mixture stirring well. add fried tofu and coat evenly.
• 4 serve immediately with stir-fry veggies over your choice of rice.