Description
Homemade sweet and sour tofu that’s better than take-out! The pineapple gives it the perfect hint of sweetness and extra flavor. Pair this easy tofu dish with rice and your favorite veggie!
Ingredients
Scale
Sauce:
- 1 cup vegetable broth OR water
- 2 Tsp ginger
- 2 Tsp garlic
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup pineapple, diced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce, low-sodium
- 1/4 cup sriracha (optional)
- 2-4 Tbsp maple syrup or sugar*
- 3 Tbsp corn starch
Tofu:
- 1 block of extra firm tofu
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce or Tamari (low sodium)
- 1/4 cup Nutritional Yeast
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 2 tbsp Corn Starch (optional)
You will need 2 silicone baking sheets OR parchment paper, 2 baking trays, 1 mixing bowl.
Instructions
- Freeze and defrost tofu for best results (optional).
- Preheat oven to 425 F (air fryer option below). Press tofu with a clean dish towel to make it as dry as possible. Dice tofu into even pieces, make them no bigger than about 3/4 of an inch.
- Add tofu cubes into a mixing bowl and add soy sauce, mix until well incorporated.
- Add nutritional yeast, cornstarch, and garlic powder. Mix well until tofu is evenly coated.
- Place your silicone baking sheets OR parchment paper on top of your baking trays and begin adding tofu to the trays. Avoid having tofu pieces too close to each other.
- Bake for about 15 minutes and then flip the tofu cubes. Bake for about another 20-25 minutes depending on how crunchy you’d like it.
Air fryer option:
- Follow the steps above and instead of baking, air fry at 390 F for 20-30 minutes depending on how crispy you want it.
- Coat/spray the bottom of their fryer with oil to prevent them from sticking.
- Shake them around every 7-8 minutes to help them cook evenly.
Sauce:
- Add all sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk together.
- Pour it into a pan, simmer on low heat, and stir consistently for 5-7 minutes or until it thickens.
- Add the baked or air-fried tofu.
- Serve over rice and enjoy!
Notes
- Taste your pineapple and see how sweet it is. Adjust the amount of maple syrup/sugar depending on how sweet your pineapple is. You can always adjust the sweetness after the sauce is made as well.
- Don’t have lemons? No problem! Try apple cider vinegar instead.
- 1/4 cup of sriracha seems like a lot, but it depends on your spice tolerance. You can also adjust this at the end or wait until the end to add to taste.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Tofu
- Method: Oven, stove
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 servings
