If you were to to ask me a year ago if I liked tofu, I would have responded with one of the following things: EWWWWWWWW TOFU, YUCK YUCK YUCKY YUCK. GROSS, NO! ARE YOU CRAZY?! Today, tofu is one of my favourite things to eat. Love it. Any excuse to eat tofu now and I’m all YES PLEASE, GIVE IT TO ME NOW!
My favourite way to eat tofu is with a big pile of rice. Rice, tofu, veggies, sauce. Awesomeness in a bowl. This dish is filled with yummy things: Crispy baked tofu Flavourful rice Steamed veggies The most delicious teriyaki sauce ever Eat it up, then eat some more. A satisfying bowl of delicious food. Time to eat!
Tofu Teriyaki Bowl with Broccoli & Peppers
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Author: Vegan Insanity
Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
Rice
- 1 cup rice (I used basmati rice)*
- 2 cups water*
Baked Tofu
- 1 block extra firm tofu
- 1 tbsp oil (I used avocado oil)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Veggies
- 1 small head broccoli, chopped small
- 1 small bell pepper, thinly sliced (I used yellow)
Teriyaki Sauce
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sweet rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- ½ tbsp sesame oil
- ½ tbsp fresh ginger, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water (mixed well)
Putting it all together
- Sesame seeds
- Green onions, chopped
Instructions
Rice
- Cook rice according to package directions (usually 1 cup rice to 2 cups water*). Set aside.
Tofu
- Preheat oven to 425F. Wrap tofu in a clean towel, add something heavy (I usually use a few heavy cookbooks), and set aside for about 15 minutes to press out some of the water in the tofu. Slice your tofu into cubes or thin squares (like I did).
- Mix together cornstarch and oil. Add the tofu and coat each piece evenly. Spread tofu on a large baking sheet, lined with parchment paper or a Silplat baking mat. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, then flip and bake for another 20 minutes until browned (a nice deep brown is ideal, but not black!).
Teriyaki Sauce
- Whisk together the soy sauce, sweet rice wine vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, ginger, and fresh garlic. Then add the cornstarch/water mixture. Bring to a simmer in a small pot. Simmer for 3-5 minutes, until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat and set aside.
Broccoli
- Steam broccoli & sliced peppers until fork-tender. Set aside.
Putting it all together
- Add rice to your bowls, and top with tofu, broccoli and peppers. Drizzle the teriyaki sauce on top, then sprinkle some sesame seeds and green onions on top.
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Tried this for dinner, my 5 year old gobbled it up my 3 year old liked most of it, and my husband and I loved it
I cant wait to try this recipe. Is there a substitute for the rice wine vinegar?
Apple cider vinegar would work great!
I made it and I know you are like a kitchen genious cause I tried other recipes but I could never find the real teriyaki deal and was mind blown by yours, it’s exactly the japanese taste. I showed the picture to my mom back in our home country and she loved the look of it and wanted the recipe! It’s crossing the borders.
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Looking forward to making this! What may I use in place of sweet rice wine vinegar? I can’t find sweet rice wine vinegar where I live. Thank you.
@Ginger if I may suggest, I do make many japanese (wafu) recipes and the rice vinegar seems milder than other vinegars so when I don’t have it I use apple cider vinegar in its place but use in less amount. Lemon juice is also sour so I use something sour to replace vinegars.
Thank you!!!
Hi! This sounds and looks absolutely delicious! In Step 2, when I mix the oil and cornstarch, do I also add the soy sauce? I didn’t see where the tofu ingredient of 1/4 C Soy Sauce is incorporated in the directions. Thank you! I can’t wait to make this tonight!
Whisk together the soy sauce, sweet rice wine vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, ginger, and fresh garlic.
I can’t wait to try this, but I have a question about the soy sauce too, a quarter cup of soy sauce is mentioned in both the tofu ingredients and the teriyaki sauce ingredients., but it’s not mentioned in the tofu directions. Is there supposed to be soy sauce in the tofu?
yes, me, too!! No reference to the soy sauce listed under tofu ingredients. When is this added???
Thank you! I like tofu after all! I always knew there would be ways of making it delicious and not at all bland =)