Recipe: Yummy Vegan General Tso’s Tofu

Vegan General Tso’s Tofu. How to make General Tso's Tofu Press the tofu first. The best way to do this is to use a tofu press. But if you don't have a tofu press no worries at all, just place your tofu on a plate with another plate on top of it and then place something heavy on top of that (like a heavy pot).

Firm tofu cubes are the perfect alternative for a vegan version. I'm not the biggest fan of frying, but I still wanted the tofu cubes to be super crispy. HOW TO MAKE GENERAL TSO'S TOFU? You can cook Vegan General Tso’s Tofu using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegan General Tso’s Tofu

1. You need 1 block of tofu (medium).
2. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
3. Prepare 1/4 tsp of pepper.
4. Prepare of For the sauce.
5. Prepare 1 tablespoon of soy sauce.
6. It's 3 tablespoon of apple vinegar.
7. You need 2 tablespoon of raw sugar (I just used white sugar).
8. You need 1-3 tablespoon of sambal (just to your liking) * very spicy *.
9. You need 1/3 cup of vegetable stock.
10. You need 1 tsp of cornstarch.
11. It's 1 tablespoon of chili sauce (loa gan ma).
12. It's 3-5 of dry thai chilies or 1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes.
13. Prepare 1 tablespoon of minced garlic.

Toss to coat (the cornstarch will become goopy). Better-Than-Takeout General Tso's Tofu This General Tso's Tofu is vegan, low-fat, gluten-free and so much better than takeout, you're going to be amazed. First you'll prepare the tofu and sauce and let them marinate (separately) in the fridge. Then cut the tofu into bite size pieces.

Vegan General Tso’s Tofu step by step

1. Drain water from tofu, wrap in paper towels to soak up the water, put something on top of it to hold it down, it will soak the the moisture faster that way, set aside..
2. Start making the sauce.
3. In a small bowl, add soy sauce, vinegar, samba,sugar,cornstarch,vegetable stock, mix, set aside..
4. Back to tofu, unwrap, and cut. Cut in the middle, then flip the two pieces on to is sides and cut them again, then cut into rectangles.(after I had it cut 4 times I put 2 on top of each and cut in rectangles as you see in the last picture).
5. Salt and pepper tofu add to air fryer on 390 for 15 mins, half way shake them well... (can do in oven on 360 on wire rack till golden brown).
6. Done..
7. Notes-Make sauce, don’t heat pan up before adding anything. Turn heat on after the sweet chili sauce, peppers flakes, and garlic are in the pan..
8. Make sauce right before tofu is done. On med heat, in frying pan, add chili sauce, garlic, and dry Thai chilies,cook for about a min while stirring, then add the vegetable stock mixture (Stir the vegetable stock mixture before adding,) this will bubble up and become thicker stir constantly, add the tofu, mix and make sure all tofu is coated with sauce. Remove from heat..
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10. Sever over rice and any steamed vegetables..
11. Notes- this is the kinda of tofu I used, I never cooked with it before, I did go though two rounds, soaking up the water, as you can see my towels was too wet, and I just did it again. I did have cheap paper towels too. I used a plate and a can to add some weight, that work out great. It did take a little longer in my air fryer, because my tofu still had moisture in it..
12. This was my first time cooking tofu and using some of these sauces that was hard to find I ended up finding stuff at Kroger’s,Walmart didn’t have any of it! I didnt have the peppers I couldn’t find them so I used red pepper flakes..

You can marinate it for as long as overnight if you'd like. Drain the tofu through a colander and place in a large bowl. Add tofu and cook until they are golden brown and crispy. This General Tso's Sticky Tofu recipe is a vegan and healthier take on the popular sweet & spicy Chinese takeout chicken dish. The perfect quick & easy weeknight dinner!