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a white bowl with white rice and crispy honey garlic tofu topped with sliced spring onion and black sesame seeds.

Honey Garlic Tofu

Author: By The Forkful
228kcal
4.6 from 10 votes
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Prep 5 minutes
Cook 12 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total 47 minutes
This delicious honey garlic tofu recipe cooks in just 15 minutes with just a handful of basic pantry items needed for the honey garlic sauce! A fantastic protein-packed and quick vegetarian dinner idea.
Servings 4 people
Course Tofu
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients

  • 220 g block of firm tofu
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce (for the marinade)
  • 3 tablespoon corn flour
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 4 cloves of garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoon soy sauce (for the sauce)
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoon butter

Method

  1. Press your tofu (if required) and pat dry. Either cube or slice your tofu into ~2cm thick slices.
    220 g block of firm tofu
  2. Add the tofu to a container and cover with the soy sauce and (optional) a splash of sesame oil. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
    2 tablespoon soy sauce
  3. Add the corn flour and salt to a plate and press each tofu slice, both sides, into the cornflour to coat it.
    3 tablespoon corn flour, 2 teaspoon salt
  4. Heat your oil in a frying pan and add the tofu slices with your tongs, frying for about 3 minutes on either side. 
    2 tablespoon sesame oil
  5. Remove the tofu from the pan.
  6. Add the minced garlic to the pan, followed by the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, then butter. 
    4 cloves of garlic, 3 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, 2 tablespoon honey, 2 tablespoon butter
  7. Cook for about 30 seconds until fragrant and the butter has melted, then re-add the tofu.
  8. Cook the tofu in the honey garlic sauce for about 2-3 minutes on each side, ensuring every side is nicely coated in the sauce.
  9. Remove from the pan and slice the tofu into strips.
  10. Serve immediately with fluffy white rice and thinly sliced spring onion.
  11. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving1gCalories228kcalCarbohydrates16gProtein8gFat15gSaturated Fat5gPolyunsaturated Fat5gMonounsaturated Fat5gTrans Fat0.2gCholesterol15mgSodium2468mgPotassium81mgFiber1gSugar9gVitamin A175IUVitamin C1mgCalcium89mgIron1mg

Notes

This recipe is best served immediately but will store in an airtight container for up to 3-5 days. It can be enjoyed hot or cold (but is best hot!)

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