CRISPY ORANGE SAUCE TOFU | Vegan, Gluten Free & Oven-baked

While walking though a shopping mall food court the other day, the wafting smell of Orange Chicken aka Combo No. 3 hit us in the face. So we thought to ourselves, what if we veganized this popular dish with crispy tofu. In this cruelty-free version, the tofu is coated with gluten-free rice crackers and baked to a crisp. Healthy-ish Chinese take out?... Count us in!!!

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*The orange sauce recipe written will make enough sauce for 2 batches of tofu. You can either store half the sauce in the fridge for up to a week and reheat it when you make more crispy tofu or just halve the sauce recipe or double the tofu recipe!

Ingredients
Crispy Tofu
18-20 rice crackers (crush to a small crumb size)
350 grams firm tofu (drained, patted dry)
1.5 tbsp soy sauce/tamari
1.5 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup cornstarch

Orange Sauce*
3/4 cup vegetable broth
1.5 tbsp soy sauce/tamari
1 tbsp rice vinegar
3 tbsp brown sugar or sweetener of your choice
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp grated ginger
1/4 tsp chili pepper flakes (optional)
1/2 tsp orange zest
1 medium sized orange
salt to taste (depends on sodium content of vegetable broth/soy sauce, you may not even need to add salt)

1.5 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp water

green onion and sesame seeds for garnish

Crispy Tofu
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Crush rice crackers until you have a small crumb. Cut tofu into 1/2 inch cubes. Mix soy sauce into tofu cubes and allow to absorb for 5 minutes. Gently stir in olive oil until all cubes are evenly coated. Sprinkle on cornstarch and gently mix to coat tofu. It will become sticky. Toss tofu with crushed rice crackers until evenly coated, press gently to help it stick to tofu. Lay out on parchment paper and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Orange sauce
Peel and cut orange. Toss in blender/processor with vegetable broth, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, ginger, chili pepper flakes & orange zest and blend until smooth. Mix cornstarch into water to create a slurry. Bring orange mixture to a boil on high and reduce to a medium simmer for 5 minutes. Give cornstarch mixture another stir and add to orange sauce. Stir immediately and cook for an additional minute or until thickened. Add salt to taste if needed. Remove from heat.

Toss baked tofu bites with orange sauce (you will probably only use half the sauce, store remainder in a jar or lidded container in the fridge) Jazz it up with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

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