This Orange Tofu Stir Fry is a delicious vegetarian meal packed with plant based protein and lots of vegetables making for a great week night meal. The tangy orange sesame sauce perfectly coats each piece of crispy tofu for the perfect bite!
Why you’ll love this recipe
The sauce: This delicious, tangy orange sauce coats the tofu perfectly, as it thickens up when heated on the frying pan due to the cornstarch.
It’s modifiable: Serve with brown rice, basmati rice, quinoa, soba noodles, or grain of choice. You can also substitute the vegetables to fit your preference or to use up anything you may have in your fridge!
It’s easy to make: The tofu is crisped up by baking it rather than pan frying to make the recipe more hands off to save you from flipping each tofu piece on the frying pan. The orange sesame sauce is also fairly easy to make, just combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix!
How to make
- Drain the block of tofu and wrap it in paper towel and press it under a heavy object for about 5-10 minutes to drain off any excess liquid before chopping into 1/2 inch cubes. Toss the cubed tofu with the salt, pepper, garlic powder and cornstarch. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.
- While the tofu cooks, mix together the ingredients for the Orange Sesame Sauce in a bowl and set aside.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add a drizzle of sesame oil. Once hot add the carrot and onion, sauté for 3-4 minutes until slightly softened. Add in the broccoli and continue to cook for 8-10 minutes or until the broccoli is fork tender. Remove the vegetables from the pan and set aside.
- Once the tofu is out of the oven, pour the Orange Sesame Sauce into the same frying pan over medium heat and stir frequently for about 3-5 minutes until the sauce has slightly thickened.
- Once the sauce is starting to thicken, turn off the heat and add in the cubed tofu and mix to coat, then mix in the cooked vegetables.
Try out some other recipes using tofu on the blog!
Like these Tofu “Ricotta” Stuffed Shells, Healthy Mac and Cheese, or this Maple Soy Vegetarian Sheet Pan meal!
If you make this Orange Tofu Stir Fry leave a star rating and review so I know how you liked it!
Orange Tofu Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 block (350 grams) extra firm tofu
- Pinch salt and pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- Drizzle sesame oil
- 1 large carrot small diced or sliced into thin pieces
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 small heads broccoli, chopped into bite size pieces
Orange Sesame Sauce
- Zest and juice of 1 navel orange
- 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 4 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Drain the block of tofu and wrap it in paper towel. Place it under a heavy object for about 5-10 minutes to drain off any excess liquid before chopping into 1/2 inch cubes. Toss the cubed tofu with the salt, pepper, garlic powder and cornstarch. Arrange them evenly on the baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes until crispy, set aside.
- While the tofu cooks, mix together the ingredients for the Orange Sesame Sauce in a bowl and set aside.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add a drizzle of sesame oil. Once hot add the carrot and onion, sauté for 3-4 minutes until slightly softened.
- Add in the broccoli and continue to cook for 8-10 minutes or until the broccoli is fork tender. Remove the vegetables from the pan and set aside.
- Once the tofu is out of the oven, pour the Orange Sesame Sauce into the same frying pan over medium heat and stir frequently for about 3-5 minutes until the sauce has slightly thickened. You may need to turn up the heat slightly to get it sizzling.
- Once the sauce is starting to thicken, turn off the heat and add in the cubed tofu and mix to coat, then mix in the cooked vegetables.
- Serve with rice, quinoa or grain of choice. Enjoy!
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