Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, honey sesame tofu. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Honey Sesame Tofu is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Honey Sesame Tofu is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook honey sesame tofu using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Honey Sesame Tofu:
- Take 1 box firm tofu about 1 pound or 500g
- Take 1/3 cup honey
- Make ready 1/3 cup soy sauce
- Get 1/4 cup ketchup
- Take 1/4 cup brown sugar
- Make ready 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- Prepare 1 tsp sesame oil
- Prepare 2 Tbsp minced garlic
- Prepare 1 Tbsp sesame seeds for garnish or to taste
- Prepare 1/4 cup scallions for garish or to taste
Instructions to make Honey Sesame Tofu:
- Wrap the tofu in cheese cloth. Place a heavy pan on top for about 30 minutes.
- Then, place the tofu in the freezer for at least 6 hours.
- Remove the tofu from the freezer and use the defrost function of the microwave for about 10 minutes. After that, repeat step one to squeeze out excess water.
- In the meantime, take a large bowl to mix and combine honey, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, sesame oil and garlic. Scoop about 1/2 cup of the marinade and set aside.
- Use hands to break the tofu into bite size pieces and put them inside the large bowl containing the marinade. Stir and let the tofu marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- Line the fryer basket with grill mat or sheet of lightly greased aluminum foil.
- Put the tofu pieces inside the fryer basket without stacking and air fry at 400F (200C) for 14-16 minutes, stir once in the middle, until the edges of tofu looks a bit caramelized.
- While air frying, use a wok or a frying pan to bring the sauce to boil. Stir constantly until the sauce thickens.
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