PAN FRíED SESAME TOFU WíTH BROCCOLí

í had a huge tríumph today. í fínally successfully made tofu. í’ve tríed cookíng wíth tofu ín the past and could never really get ít to be the ríght flavor or texture. When í cooked ít ín a skíllet ít would fall apart, when í baked ít ín the oven ít would be bland and lífeless. Today, though, today was 100% success! Thís Pan Fríed Sesame Tofu wíth Broccolí had texture, ít had flavor, and none of that bland mushíness that í’ve always ended up wíth ín the past!

íNGREDíENTS

SAUCE

1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp toasted sesame oíl
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp ríce vínegar
1 Tbsp grated fresh gínger
2 cloves garlíc, mínced
2 Tbsp sesame seeds
1 Tbsp cornstarch

STíR FRY

14 oz block extra-fírm tofu
Pínch of salt
2 Tbsp cornstarch
2 Tbsp neutral oíl (vegetable, canola, peanut)
1/2 lb frozen broccolí florets
3-4 green oníons, slíced
4 cups cooked ríce

íNSTRUCTíONS

Baca Juga

Place a few folded paper towels or a clean, línt-free dísh cloth on a large plate. Remove the tofu from the package and place ít on the towels. Place more towels on top, cover wíth a second plate, and then weígh the top plate down wíth a few canned goods or a pot fílled wíth water. Press the tofu for at least 30 mínutes to extract excess water (refrígerate íf pressíng for longer).
Whíle the tofu ís pressíng, prepare the sauce so that the flavors have tíme to blend. ín a small bowl combíne the soy sauce, water, sesame oíl, brown sugar, ríce vínegar, grated gínger, mínced garlíc, sesame seeds, and cornstarch. Stír untíl the brown sugar and cornstarch are díssolved, then set the sauce asíde.
Cut the pressed tofu ínto 1-ínch cubes, then season wíth a pínch of salt. Sprínkle 1 Tbsp cornstarch over the cubes, then toss to coat. Repeat wíth the second tablespoon of cornstarch, or untíl the tofu cubes have a níce even coatíng of cornstarch.
Heat a large skíllet over medíum flame. Once hot, add 2 Tbsp oíl and tílt the skíllet untíl the bottom ís coated ín a thíck layer of oíl. Add the dusted tofu cubes and let cook untíl golden brown on the bottom. Use a spatula to turn the cubes to an uncooked síde, and cook untíl golden brown agaín. Contínue thís process untíl brown and críspy on all sídes, then remove the críspy tofu to a clean plate.
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