General Tso's Baked Tofu

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  4 tbsp or 54g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, plain

  1 cup or 108g

• Tofu

  Firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari)

  16 oz or 454g

• Honey

  8 tbsp or 168g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  8 tbsp or 144g

• Fish sauce

  Ready-to-serve

  4 tsp or 24g

• Sauce, hot chile, sriracha

  4 tsp or 20g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  1 tbsp or 9g

• Scallions

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

  1 cup, chopped or 100g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a half sheet pan with parchment.
2. Mix olive oil, one-fourth of the garlic, and bread crumbs.
3. Cut tofu into 1 inch cubes, and fold into breadcrumb mixture.
4. Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through the cooking time, until the breading has started to brown.
5. Make the sauce by combining the honey, salt, pepper, soy sauce, fish sauce, remaining garlic, and Sriracha in a small saucepan and bringing to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes, until slightly thickened.
6. Once the tofu is done, coat in the sauce and serve garnished with sesame seeds and sliced green onions.