Crispy Tofu with Spicy Brown Sauce and Mango Salsa

Ingredients

• Tofu

  Raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate

  1 block or 324g

• Cornstarch

  ¼ cup or 32g

• Brown rice

  Long-grain, raw

  1 cup or 185g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  2 tsp or 4g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 tsp or 6g

• Brown sugar

  2 tbsp or 18g

• Soy sauce

  Regular sodium, Shoyu

  ¼ cup or 64g

• Cornstarch

  2 tsp or 5g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  1 tsp or 0.3g

• Vegetable Stock

  Freshdirect

  1 cup or 237g

• Mango

  1 Medium Raw - Whole Foods Market

  1 medium raw or 150g

• Strawberries

  Raw

  ½ cup, sliced or 83g

• Onions

  Canned, solids and liquids

  ½ cup, chopped or diced or 112g

• Jalapeno

  DoubleDave's Pizzaworks

  ½ serving or 7g

• Lime juice

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Avocados

  Florida, raw

  1 fruit without skin and seeds or 304g

• Cilantro

  Coriander - Freshdirect

  2 tablespoon or 2g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  1 medium or 15g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  100g

• Cashews

  Whole, Raw, Organic - Wegmans

  1 oz or 28g

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
2. Press any moisture out of the tofu using a kitchen towel or paper towels.
3. Next, cube the tofu into evenly-sized cubes.
4. Grab a large mixing bowl, toss the tofu cubes with the cornstarch until all sides are well coated.
5. Gently spray a baking tray with olive oil cooking spray and line the tofu cubes on the tray. Cook for 40 minutes, turning the tofu every 10 minutes to make sure each side gets crispy. You might need to spray the tofu cubes with a little more cooking spray halfway through this process.
6. Prepare spicy brown sauce:
7. While the tofu is cooking begin making your spicy brown sauce.
8. Grab a saute pan and over low / medium heat add the sesame oil. Add the fresh sliced garlic, minced ginger, along with a pinch of red pepper flakes.
9. Next, you'll add the soy sauce, brown sugar, vegetable stock and cornstarch slurry. Stir well.
10. Gently stir the sauce until everything is well combined and it begins to thicken. If it gets too thick, simply add more veggie stock.
11. Prepare mango salsa:
12. Grab a plastic or glass bowl that can be sealed.
13. Combine the diced onion, jalapeno, strawberries, avocado, and mango in the bowl.
14. Next, add the chopped fresh cilantro and the lemon and lime juice. Gently toss all of the ingredients together.
15. Finally, add some crushed cashews on top. Set aside.
16. Make your white rice. I use minute rice, so I cook mine in the microwave. But you can boil the rice according to the package as well.
17. Assemble your dish:
18. Add rice to the bottom of the plate.Toss the crispy tofu cubes with the spicy brown sauce and add some to the rice. Top everything with the mango salsa, along with any other toppings. Examples include, extra crushed cashew, toasted sesame seeds and/or sliced scallions. Serve and ENJOY!
19. Recipe by: Sarah Thomas-Drawbaugh (source: https://healthyishfoods.com/plant-based-crispy-tofu-spicy-browns-sauce-mango-salsa/)

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