Tofu Triangles in Creamy Nut Buttter Sauce with Scallions

Name: Tofu Triangles in Creamy Nut Buttter Sauce with Scallions
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp toasted white or black sesame seeds; 2 Tbsps white or light brown sugar; 59 milliliters sesame paste, peanut butter, or cashew butter; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes or chili oil; 2 scallions including the greens, thinly sliced on the diagonal; 2 Tbsps rice wine vinegar; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 2 scallions, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps peanut or sesame oil, for frying; 59 milliliters regular soy sauce; 1 Tbsp tamari; 1 carton firm tofu, drained; 79 milliliters water or stock

Need a gluten free and vegan sauce? Tofu Triangles in Creamy Nut Buttter Sauce with Scallions could be a great recipe to try. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 2 servings with 430 calories, 24g of protein, and 26g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up rice wine vinegar, salt, scallions, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Slice the tofu crosswise into scant 1/ 2-inch slabs, then cut each slab into 2 triangles. Blot with paper towels.

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Heat a large cast-iron or nonstick skillet and add the oil. When hot, add the tofu and fry over medium-high heat until golden. Turn and cook on the second side.

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Meanwhile, combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small food processor and puree until smooth. Taste for salt and add a little extra, if needed.

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When the tofu is done, pour in half the sauce and cook until bubbling and partially reduced.

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Turn off the heat, scatter the scallions and sesame seeds over the top, and bring to the table.

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Book, using the USDA Nutrition Database

From This Can't Be Tofu! by Deborah Madison. © 2000 by Deborah Madison. Published by Broadway Books.Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone and The Savory Way each earned the IACP's Julia Child Cookbook of the Year award. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone also received a James Beard Award, as did Local Flavors, her most recent book. She is also the author of the James Beard Award nominee This Can't Be Tofu! and The Greens Cookbook, which is now a classic. She lives in Galisteo, New Mexico.

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