We just love this asian inspired baked tofu for an easy and delicious dinner for any night of the week. If you want to serve the tofu with rice, get that going before you start preparing the tofu. The baked tofu is amazing with carrots and sautéed greens. Leftovers are great cubed in a salad or a wrap. To keep it gluten free, swap out traditional soy sauce for Braggs.
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Asian Baked Tofu
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Adapted from PBS
Ingredients
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- 16 oz. extra firm tofu, cut into thin 1” slabs
- 2 tbsp. sesame oil
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. rice vinegar
- 3 tsp. maple syrup
- 1 tsp. sriracha sauce
- pinch of garlic powder
- pinch of onion powder
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F and spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- In a shallow dish, whisk together all ingredients (except the tofu). Drench each piece of tofu in the sauce ingredients then lay flat on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes, flipping each piece of tofu midway through.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 460
- Fat: 13
- Carbohydrates: 6
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 12
- Cholesterol: 0
elena
should I press the tofu first, or is that not necessary when baking?
Well Vegan
I feel like it soaks up more of the marinade if you get rid of some of the water. That being said, don't overdue it or it will get too dry when you bake it.
Fern Reed
Going to go vegan and have never had tofu!!! Going to try this one!! Thanks!!
Hubby and i have been backing away from meat now for 6 months and we are down to just one more chicken breast. That can wait. We are going to try tofu.........
Well Vegan
@Fern - That's amazing news! If you're looking for any tofu pointers, check out this article from our Resources section: Tofu 101