General Tao Tofu

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup chicken broth or 1/4 cup vegetable broth
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek
• 454 g firm tofu, cubed and blotted dry
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup canola oil (i used only 1/8 cup of oil and cooked the tofu in one batch)
• 4 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1 broccoli, cut into florets steamed
• steamed rice

Recipe

• 1 sauce: in a bowl, combine all the ingredients. set aside.
• 2 stir-fry: in a large bowl, dust the tofu with the cornstarch. shake to remove any excess. set aside on a plate.
• 3 in a wok, heat the oil. fry the tofu, half at a time, until lightly browned. season with salt and pepper. remove the tofu from the wok with a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate lined with paper towels.
• 4 in the wok, fry the onions, ginger, and garlic for 1 to 2 minutes. add oil, if needed. add the sauce and bring to a boil. add the tofu and cook, stirring to warm through, and coat thoroughly with the sauce. serve immediately over rice. serve with broccoli.