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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (212g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

vegetable stock

Calories 255
Calories from Fat 54 (21%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 6.1g 9%
Saturated Fat 1.4g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.9g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 52mg 17%
Sodium 538mg 22%
Potassium 264mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 39.5g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.8g 7%
Sugars 13.9g
Protein 12.3g 24%

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General Tso's Tofu

Recipe #96563 | 30 min | 25 min prep | add private note
Hadice

By: Hadice
Jul 29, 2004

Great alternative to General Tso's Chicken. Contributed to a vegetarian website by Sarah Booth.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Drain, dry and cut tofu into one inch chunks-You can freeze the tofu the night before to get a more"chicken-like" texture, if desired.
  2. 2
    Mix egg with 3 Tbs of water.
  3. 3
    Dip tofu in mixture.
  4. 4
    Sprinkle cornstarch over tofu to completely cover.
  5. 5
    Heat oil in pan and fry tofu pieces until golden brown and set aside.
  6. 6
    Drain oil.
  7. 7
    Heat 3 Tbs vegetable oil in pan on medium heat and add onions, ginger and garlic, cook for about two minutes (be careful not to burn garlic).
  8. 8
    Add vegetable stock, soy sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes and vinegar.
  9. 9
    Mix 2 Tbs of water and 1 Tbs cornstarch and pour into mixture, stirring well.
  10. 10
    Add fried tofu and coat evenly.
  11. 11
    Serve immediately with steamed broccoli over your choice of rice.

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From: Faerie One

On Oct 25, 2009

This was the 1st time I ever cooked with tofu. I've been scared to try it since every other time i've had it, it was not good. But it's cheeper than most meats and it's much better for you. I was truely amazed at how good it was.

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  • From: Diet Doctor

    On Oct 20, 2009

    This recipe was delicious. I made a few minor modifications by doubling the sauce. I marinated the tofu in some of the sauce prior to the egg and cornstarch steps. I also used sesame oil to saute the tofu in. Instead of tossing the tofu in the sauce, I served it on the side so each family member could add their own sauce to taste.

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  • From: Tracy Pontarollo

    On May 20, 2009

    I am not much of a tofu lover so I decided to try this with A couple of modificatitions. I made the sauce and marinated the tofu in it before breading it with the egg and cornstarch.( for a couple of hours.) Then I baked the tofu in a 325 oven for approximatley 30 min. so that it was crispy and then I used the "marinade" plus made an extra batch of sauce and proceded with the rest of the recipie. I must say it was YUMMY YUMMY. I had it with stirfried broccoli, baby corn, snowpeas and rice. The tofu had better flavour by marinating first and you can eliminate a lot of the oil by baking it instead of frying.

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  • From: Shakahari

    On Oct 16, 2007

    I loved the sauce and the texture of the tofu. The only thing I didn't like so much was that because the coating creates a thick crust on the tofu it didn't absorb much flavor from the great sauce. If you don't like a strong tofu flavor I'd cut the cubes a little smaller than one inch so the tofu isn't in such large chunks.

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