Orange Chicken Tofu Bowl
Orange Chicken Tofu Bowl requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains roughly 15g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 389 calories. This gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe serves 6 and costs $1.75 per serving. It works well as a main course. If you have extra firm tofu, fresh ginger, root vegetables, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 55 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Happy Food Healthy Life. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 87%, which is tremendous. Users who liked this recipe also liked Orange-Chicken Rice Bowl, Spicy Tofu Bento Bowl, and Coconut Curry Tofu Bowl.
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
Brown Rice to serve over
½ cups Lightly Packed Brown Sugar
4 Tablespoons Cornstarch, For The Slurry
2 packages of extra firm tofu, frozen, thawed, and drained
1 teaspoon Fresh Minced Ginger
2 cloves Garlic, Minced
4 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
4 Tablespoons Light Soy Sauce
4 Tablespoons Lime Juice
2 cups Fresh Orange Juice
2 Tablespoons Orange zest
4 Tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
Vegetables of your liking, steamed (carrots, celery, broccoli, mushrooms, snap peas, etc) - you could also buy a bag of frozen Asian vegetables.
2 cups Water
Equipment:
frying pan
sauce pan
bowl
whisk
Cooking instruction summary:
Brown the drained tofu in a large skillet. Follow the instructions for making perfect tofu on this postWhile the tofu is cooking, prepare the orange sauce.In a large sauce pan, combine the water, orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, vinegar, orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, and soy sauce. Stir to combine. Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the sauce reduce by 1/3.In a small bowl, prepare the slurry by combining the cornstarch and water until smooth. Pour the mixture into the sauce and whisk until the sauce thickens. Take the sauce off the heat.Once tofu is completely browned and a bit crispy on the sides, pour orange sauce over the tofu. Mix in the steamed vegetables.Serve over brown rice.
Step by step:
1. Brown the drained tofu in a large skillet. Follow the instructions for making perfect tofu on this post
2. While the tofu is cooking, prepare the orange sauce.In a large sauce pan, combine the water, orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, vinegar, orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, and soy sauce. Stir to combine.
3. Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the sauce reduce by 1/3.In a small bowl, prepare the slurry by combining the cornstarch and water until smooth.
4. Pour the mixture into the sauce and whisk until the sauce thickens. Take the sauce off the heat.Once tofu is completely browned and a bit crispy on the sides, pour orange sauce over the tofu.
5. Mix in the steamed vegetables.
6. Serve over brown rice.
Nutrition Information:
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