Dinner Tonight: Pan-Fried Tofu with Dark Sweet Soy Sauce

Name: Dinner Tonight: Pan-Fried Tofu with Dark Sweet Soy Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps canola oil; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 2 Tbsps honey; 1 teaspoon rice vinegar; 1 scallion, chopped; 1 serrano, stemmed, seeded, and sliced; 2 Tbsps Chinese dark soy sauce; 397 grams block firm tofu; 1 teaspoon sambal oelek (chili garlic hot sauce)

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Dinner Tonight: Pan-Fried Tofu with Dark Sweet Soy Sauce could be an amazing recipe to try. One serving contains 331 calories, 16g of protein, and 19g of fat. This recipe serves 2. Head to the store and pick up sambal oelek, soy sauce, scallion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the honey you could follow this main course with the Honey Gingerbread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes.

Instructions

Mix together the soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, and sambal oelek in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.

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Rice Vinegar

Sambal Oelek

Soy Sauce

Honey

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Bowl

Cut the tofu into ½-inch thick slices, which are approximately 3-inches long. Dry the tofu pieces on paper towels.

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Tofu

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Paper Towels

Place a large saute pan or wok over high heat. When smoking, add just enough of the canola oil to coat the bottom of the pan.

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Canola Oil

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Frying Pan

Wok

Add as many of the tofu slices as will fit in one layer. Cook until tofu is browned on the bottom, two to three minutes. Flip the pieces with a pair of tongs, and brown on the other side, about two minutes. When done, drain the tofu pieces on paper towels. Repeat process with remaining tofu pieces, adding more oil if necessary.

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Tofu

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

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