Sesame seared tofu

Ingredients

• Soy sauce

  Low sodium, Shoyu

  ¼ cup or 64g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Balsamic vinegar

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, roasted and toasted

  ½ oz or 14g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Sake

  Alcoholic beverage, made from rice

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Tofu

  Silken, firm, Mori-nu, soy

  1 oz or 28g

• Agave Nectar

  for Margaritas - Tres Agaves

  1 oz or 28g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  1 tbsp or 18g

Directions

1. For 3 oz fillets, recipe makes 4 fillets. In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, mirin, honey and sesame oil. Divide into two equal parts. Stir the rice vinegar into one part and set aside as a dipping sauce.
2. Spread the sesame seeds out on a plate. Coat the tofu steaks with the remaining soy sauce mixture, then press into the sesame seeds to coat.
3. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot. Place steaks in the pan, and cook on each side till golden. Serve with the dipping sauce.

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