General Tso's Tofu

General Tso's Tofu is a family favorite at our house. Our self-proclaimed "carnivore" son will eat this willingly! After the brown rice steamed, we stirred in the edible pod sugar snap peas that we received from our farmer. It was just enough heat to get them hot, but keep them crispy. We also used more green onions from our farmer in our tofu sauce. This came from Veg Web website: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=8769.0

Here's the recipe with my notes:

General Tao’s Tofu

1 box firm tofu

Egg substitute for 1 egg (powdery substance - easy to find in Asian markets)

¾ c. cornstarch

Vegetable oil for frying

3 chopped green onions

1 T. minced ginger

1 T minced garlic

2/3 c. vegetable stock

2 T. soy sauce

4 T. sugar (substitute Agave Nectar)

Red pepper flakes to taste

1 T. sherry

1 T. white vinegar

steamed brown rice

steamed broccoli or other green veggie

Drain, dry and cut tofu into 1 inch chunks. In a large zipper bag, mix the egg replacer as specified on the box and add an additional 3 tablespoons water. Put tofu in egg replacer/water mixture in bag and gently shake around to coat completely. Sprinkle ¾ cup cornstarch over tofu mixture in bag and gently shake around to coat completely. 

Heat oil in pan and fry tofu pieces until golden. Drain oil. This works well in two batches. Keep the first batch warm in the oven while you work the second batch. 

Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in pan on medium heat. Add green onions, ginger and garlic, cook for about 2 minutes. Be careful not to burn garlic. Add vegetable stock, soy sauce, sugar, red pepper and vinegar. Mix 2 tablespoons water with 1 tablespoon cornstarch and pour into mixture stirring well. Add fried tofu and coat evenly.

Serve immediately with steamed brown rice and steamed green veggie.