General Tao's Tofu
1 (12 ounce) box firm tofu, in 1" cubes (frozen and thawed, if desired)
1 egg equivalent (e.g., EnerG Egg Replacer), prepared
3 tablespoons + 2 tablespoons water, divided
3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon cornstarch, divided
vegetable oil for frying + 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
3 green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2/3 cup vegetable stock
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon sherry, optional
red pepper, to taste
steamed broccoli, to serve
1. Mix the egg replacer as specified on the box and add an additional 3 tablespoons water. Dip tofu in egg replacer mixture and coat completely. Sprinkle 3/4 cup cornstarch over tofu and coat completely. Watch out that the cornstarch doesn't clump up at the bottom of the bowl.
2. Heat oil in pan and fry tofu pieces until golden. Drain oil. Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in pan on medium heat. Add green onions, ginger, and garlic; cook for about 2 minutes. Be careful not to burn garlic.
3. Add vegetable stock, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, sherry, and red pepper.
4. Mix 2 tablespoons water with 1 tablespoon cornstarch and pour into mixture stirring well. Add fried tofu and coat evenly.
Serve immediately with steamed broccoli over your choice of rice.
SO HOW'D IT GO?
Wow this was delicious!! I think it would have been ever better if I froze the tofu overnight first then thawed it before use. The cornstarch mixture was interesting and I thought it looked strange as I mixed in the tofu but it turned out great after it sauteed for a while. Even my mom, who is incredibly skeptical about vegan food said this was fantastic. I will make this again!!
This was okay. I think my expectations were high because of all the awesome reviews. It wasn't that great to me. I prefer the Orange Chicken Style Tofu on vegweb. It's easier, less time consuming, healthier, and tastier.
This is incredible, the sauce is so good I think I could eat it by itself!!! I used whole wheat flour in place of cornstarch and it turned out wonderful, even my husband who scoffs at most of my vegan cooking couldn't help but like it!!!
;)b I made this for the second time last night I don't think I will use that much corn starch next time but it was delish!
Awesome!!! I used vegan chick'n strips instead of tofu. I couldn't really get the corn starch to stick to it, it just kind of made a cornstarch sauce in the pan. I think I might do without next time. But the sauce was amaaaazing!!! So spicy and delicious, and super easy to make. I used agave instead of sugar, which I think helped to thicken the sauce up a little. Instead of serving it with steamed broccoli, I snatched the garlic broccoli recipe from vegweb. I served it all over some jasmati rice. It was a smorgasbord. It was even better than eating at a chinese buffet, which is one thing I really miss as a vegan. Thanks so much for the awesome recipe!!! Next time I do this one, I'll take pictures.
Candy Lee
this was really good, although not incredible. we've made it twice.. the first time i tried to bake the tofu (covered in cornstarch) and it came out really weird. Fried, as written, it's really nice. and the sauce is yum too. I probably won't make this again simply because working with the tofu/cornstarch was somewhat difficult and I think there are better recipes out there.
Made this with mock duck from a can. Was delish and we will be making this again! :)>>> We only used 3 tablespoons of sugar and added a 2 tsp chili oil.
I made this last night and it was really good! I will make this again ;)
I attempted this yesterday. I dunno what I did wrong, but the eggy coating and cornstarch did not stick to the tofu. It ended up all crusty and gross in a clump on the bottom of the pan. I got pissed and threw it out. What happened here?
+1,also interesting..
Just made this tonight... my 8 and 4 year old loved it. Next time I will double the sauce because it was just right to cover the tofu...but with all the broccolli and whole wheat cous cous that I used it was not enough. but yum all the way! ;)b
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