The perfect orange tofu stir-fry

After this super approachable recipe, premade sauces will be a thing of the past

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When I first went vegan - I stayed away from tofu but I didn’t like the idea of being vegan and not liking tofu cause chances are that may just be my only option when going out to eat. 

I also really don’t like being picky about food so before I ever decide I don’t like something I have to at least try cooking it myself and maybe even a couple different ways before I give up and just really don’t like the thing. 

This sauce comes together in 10 minutes which is another reason why I love it -

 its really as easy as sauting onions, garlic and ginger till golden brown, some soy sauce and deglazing with some vegetable stock. Once that little base is nicely mixed together I add the orange juice, zest and cornstarch and allow the sauce to thicken on low heat. Plop in your tofu, turn off the heat  and allow it to carry over and thicken.

Just like that you have a tofu dish that you know you can whip out in a pinch even if you don't have a lot to work with. 

Orange Tofu & Basmati Rice

Orange Tofu & Basmati Rice

Serves 2 *

Ingredients

1 white onion diced

3 cloves of garlic minced

2 tbsp ginger minced

3 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 cup warm vegetable stock

1 cup fresh orange juice

2 tbsp orange zest

1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 1/2 cup cold water - a slurry

1/2 cup warm vegetable stock

Tofu

1 block of tofu cubed

2 tbsp oil - I used grapeseed

3 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp corn starch

Instructions

1. I start off with doing a quick bit of seasoning to my tofu by coating it in oil, soy sauce, garlic powder and corn starch for crispiness.

2. I air fried my tofu at 400 degrees for 25 minutes giving it a toss after about 15 minutes.

3. To make the sauce I saute ur soy sauce, then deglaze with a bit of warm vegetable stock. Allow this to simmer on medium low heat.

4. I then added in the orange juice and zest along with the slurry. Allow that to thicken and add in the remaining vegetable stock.

5. Usually by this moment the tofu is done and is ready to be tossed into the sauce.

6. Allow the sauce to thicken some more with the tofu and give it a toss in the sauce.

7. I served this with basmati rice and green onions on top.

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   The weekly round-up

   The way I made it out of last week with it being my finals week at school, hosting a private dinner and keeping up with content. Being a private chef is so gratifying as I love being able to have that connection with people and food. But loading up my car and unloading is not the best part.

   With a month and a half off till next semester I am going to be filming non stop in hopes to get to where I wanna be with my content on social media and to also finish the 7 day Meal Plan.

   As promised I continued working on the Orange Tofu video and played around with the camera and tri pod. With some trial and error I got some really good angles that made for making a really nice and aesthetic video for Instagram.

   

   
   And that’s it for today. Tune in on Friday for a noodle bowl recipe that will have you excited to cook this week end.

   Thanks for staying posted and reading along. I appreciate all my supporters so much. Talk to you all soon !