Try these tossed into stir-fries, as a burrito filling, or folded into sautéed greens.
Ingredients
Makes about 1 1/2 cups
Step 1
Arrange tofu slices in a single layer on a paper towel–lined plate and cover with a few more paper towels. Press down firmly on tofu with your hands to expel excess liquid.
Step 2
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet, preferably cast iron. Cook tofu, turning once, until browned, 7–10 minutes total. Transfer to a plate and let cool.
Step 3
Meanwhile, whisk chile, soy sauce, mirin, Sriracha, vinegar, sesame oil, and ginger in a medium bowl to combine.
Step 4
Crumble tofu into small pieces and add to bowl; toss to combine.
Do Ahead
Step 5
Crumbles can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.
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Reviews (8)
Back to TopDelicious! Made exactly as advised one time for ramen bowls. The second time I omitted the pepper purely for speed and convenience. I also crumbled the tofu before frying. These two steps made it lightning fast and just as yummy.
b9000
San Diego
6/29/2021
Really good. Nice for a clean lunch or dinner with rice.
oliveoil62
Olympia, WA
2/2/2017
Mistakenly used 2 tablespoons sesame oil instead of 2 teaspoons. But I like sesame oil so not a huge problem. Frying wasn't a big issue, little oil, low splatter. Nice recipe. Good protein for so many applications.
oliveoil62
Tumwater, WA
1/29/2017
Great general tofu recipe! I made exactly as is (but sadly didn't have fresno chiles) and used the sauce as a base for a tofu/bok choy/shitake ramen bowl. Delish!
lmforte
Philadelphia
1/24/2017
Super simple and very flavorful!
Anonymous
Cambridge, MA
10/2/2016
Quite tasty, definitely recommend crumbling and breaking up the tofu and perhaps letting it sit a while to let the sauce really soak in. I cut the tofu into chunks and then fried, which meant the sauce only coated the outside and the flavour of the sauce had less impact. Much better once broken up. The little slivers of chilli were my favourite part.
Anonymous
Australia
7/28/2016
Forgot the forks. Again.
lisamichellek
Seattle, WA
2/14/2016
Yummy. Aldo want to try the sauce with chicken.
lisamichellek
Seattle, WA
2/14/2016
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