Recipe - Baked Tofu Szechuan Style

The Marinade:
2 tablespoon Tamari soy sauce
1 tablespoon Oriental sesame oil
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
One half teaspoon Minced fresh ginger
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1 pound Extrafirm tofu; cut into
3/4inch
Cubes and patted very dry
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The Sauce:
One half teaspoon Chili paste with garlic;
(One half to 1)
1 tablespoon Tahini or naturalstyle
peanut butter
2 tablespoon Dry sherry; rice wine, or
Vermouth

In a mediumsize bowl, combine the marinade ingredients. Gently stir in the
tofu and coat well. Let marinate for 30 minutes, or up to 8 hours. Cover
and chill if longer than 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Pour the tofu and its marinade into a shallow baking dish in one layer.
Bake for 15 minutes, tossing once with a spatula. Combine the sauce
ingredients and pour over the tofu. Toss to coat evenly. Return to the oven
and bake 10 more minutes, or until golden brown. Let sit 10 minutes before
serving; it should be served warm, not piping hot. Source: Lemlin, Jeanne
*MainCourse Vegetarian Pleasures* (1995)
Posted to EATL Digest 05 Sep 96

Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 19:06:49 0700

From: Stacy Hansen schansen@PACIFICRIM.NET
NOTES : Serves 3