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My Favorite Easy Sweet and Sour Tofu

Before I was put on my rather limiting gluten, dairy and egg free diet we used to make this super easy and yummy sweet and sour tofu dish often.

We like to serve the tofu with roasted veggies – we’ve tried broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, zucchini, mushrooms and Japanese eggplant. You can eat the sweet and sour tofu with the carb of your choice – quinoa, rice, stir fry noodles – they all work really well.

If you don’t like tofu you can use cubed chicken as well. I’d just cook the chicken for a bit longer and make sure that it’s properly cooked through.

My Favourite and Easy Sweet and Sour Tofu - perfect vegetarian dinner idea. A quick and healthy weeknight meal just add roasted veggies and quinoa!

Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Tofu

ingredients needed to make sweet and sour tofu

 

1 block of extra firm tofu (I prefer using organic and non-GMO)
1 egg (beaten)
1/4 cup of corn starch
3/4 cup of brown sugar
4 tablespoons of ketchup
1/2 cup of white vinegar
1 tablespoon of Tamari sauce

Instructions to Make Sweet and Sour Tofu

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Prepare a baking pan by lining it with aluminum foil and spraying with olive oil spray.

tofu cut in strips for sweet and sour tofu

Cut tofu into long strips. I find working with tofu strips a bit easier than working with cubes.

tofu in cornstarch for sweet and sour tofu

Place the cornstarch in a large ziplock bag and then add in the tofu. Mix everything up and make sure to cover the tofu with the cornstarch.

Eggs beaten to coat tofu to make sweet and sour tofu

Beat the egg in a medium sized bowl.

coat tofu in egg mixture for sweet and sour tofu

Set up your counter in the following order: tofu coated with cornstarch, bowl of beaten egg and prepared baking dish already sprayed with olive oil spray.

Dip the tofu strips (that have been covered in cornstarch) into the beaten egg and then place them on the baking dish.

egg coated tofu in pan for sweet and sour tofu

Next make the sweet and sour sauce by combining the brown sugar, vinegar, Tamari sauce and ketchup in a medium sized bowl.

Sweet and sour tofu sauce

Once the sauce is well combined, pour it over the tofu and place the tofu in the oven to bake for 25 minutes.

Sweet and sour tofu in the pan ready to go in the oven

The sauce will caramelize and get sticky from the brown sugar. Trust me, this sauce is super yummy. Once cooked you can layer the quinoa/rice/noodles, then mixed veggies and top with the tofu and sauce.

Baked sweet and sour tofu

sweet and sour tofu with roasted veggies and quinoa from The Professional Mom Project

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If you like the sound of this recipe you should give my honey baked chicken with quinoa a try!

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Comments

  1. Frugal Hausfrau says

    July 7, 2016 at 11:00 pm

    What a fun recipe and it sounds scrumptious! Thanks for sharing with us on Throwback Thursday!

    Mollie

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      July 17, 2016 at 8:58 pm

      Thanks Mollie!

      Reply
  2. Rachel Osborn says

    July 4, 2016 at 10:41 pm

    This sounds really good! I need to buy some Tamari…I am not sure what exactly it is, but it keeps showing up in recipes lately! Found you at the Everything Kids Link party!

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      July 17, 2016 at 8:58 pm

      Hi Rachel – Tamari is basically gluten free soy sauce. You should be able to find it in the Asian food aisle near the soy sauce on other Japanese items.

      Reply
  3. A Moment With Franca says

    July 1, 2016 at 10:18 am

    I love sweet and sour dishes. I have tried tofu before but not as much as I would like to as I know it is really good. This is recipe seems very yummy and also easy to do even for someone like me that is not very good in the kitchen. I will make a note of this recipe and give it a go. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe at #KCACOLS my lovely! I hope you can join us again on Sunday, πŸ™‚ x

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      July 17, 2016 at 8:56 pm

      Thanks Franca! It’s worth a try since it’s easy and the clean up is pretty decent as well. Thanks for hosting #KCACOLS each week πŸ™‚

      Reply
  4. Savannah says

    June 30, 2016 at 6:29 am

    Oh man, I LOVE sweet and sour chicken! You know, I’ve never had tofu before, and I’ve always been a bit afraid to try it haha. But, this recipe looks so good-maybe I’ll give it a go! Thanks for sharing (: #kcacols

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      July 17, 2016 at 8:55 pm

      Tofu is so easy and versatile this recipe in particular is pretty easy to make. Great for a tofu newbie!

      Reply
  5. Sarah@teammomlife says

    June 29, 2016 at 10:53 pm

    I have never had tofu in my life but this sounds very interesting. I do enjoy sweet and sour chicken so I wonder if I would like this. It does sound pretty simple and easy. Thanks for sharing the recipe! #KCACOLS

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      July 17, 2016 at 8:54 pm

      Thanks Sarah – tofu is great and so easy to cook.

      Reply
  6. Winnie says

    June 26, 2016 at 8:35 am

    I looooooooove tofu and I like sweet & sour, so I’m definitely going to try your recipe! Probably tomorrow.
    Thank you for sharing πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      June 26, 2016 at 8:20 pm

      Thanks Winnie! Let me know how it goes

      Reply
  7. Gina says

    June 21, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    I didn’t know that you could make this at home! Well, I guess I figured you could. But, I never really thought about how to do it. Thanks for laying out all of the steps so clearly and giving me the chance to try it myself! My husband would love this!

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      June 22, 2016 at 9:57 pm

      Thanks Gina! I hope you and your husband enjoy the dish

      Reply
  8. Vanessa says

    June 21, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    I’ve actually never tried tofu…but this has me wanting to. Yum. I love DIY sweet n sour πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      June 22, 2016 at 10:00 pm

      Tofu is great – it’s very versatile and easy to work with. This is a great first recipe to try. I hope you enjoy it. Just make sure you get “extra firm” otherwise it might be very mushy πŸ™‚

      Reply
  9. the frenchie mummy says

    June 20, 2016 at 6:24 pm

    Looks yummy, I am definitely going to try it! I love tofu and it’s so healthy as well #KCACOLS

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      June 26, 2016 at 8:19 pm

      Thanks so much! Hope you like the recipe

      Reply
  10. Cheryl @ ReimerandRuby says

    June 20, 2016 at 4:08 am

    Looks yummy… Oh I love sweet and sour whether it’s chicken or pork, however I have not tried it on tofu though which is very interesting. Thanks for sharing this very detailed recipe. #KCACOLS

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      June 26, 2016 at 8:19 pm

      Thanks Cheryl – hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  11. Marilyn Lesniak says

    June 17, 2016 at 6:37 pm

    Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe at the #RecipeSharingParty! I hope to see you next week. Pinned and Yummed. Please visit #OverTheMoon on Sunday or #ThursdayFavoriteThings for more sharing fun! Don’t forget to Comment your link #’s so I can be sure to visit and you get a chance to be featured!

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