Sesame Seed Baked Tofu Recipes

CRISPY SESAME TOFU

Steps:

• Place the tofu slices on a kitchen towel or paper towels. Place another towel on top and lightly press to remove most of the water from the tofu. Transfer to a shallow dish big enough for the tofu to lie in a single layer.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger. Drizzle half of the marinade over the tofu, then gently flip and drizzle the rest on the other side. Marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat an air fryer to 400°F or preheat a regular oven to 350°F.
• Place the sesame seeds on a small plate. In a small bowl, beat the egg. Remove each tofu slice from the marinade, allowing the excess to drip off, then dip in the egg. Using a fork, dip in the sesame seeds, coating each side. Transfer to a plate. Spray one side with olive oil, then gently flip and spray the other side. (Discard the excess marinade.)
• To make the tofu in an air fryer: Working in batches, arrange a single layer of the tofu in the air fryer basket. Cook for about 10 minutes, flipping halfway, until toasted and crisp.
• To bake the tofu in the oven: Place the tofu on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake 30 minutes, flipping halfway through.
• Make the sriracha mayo. In a small bowl, mix together the mayo and sriracha.
• Serve the tofu steaks with rice, snap peas, edamame, scallions, sriracha mayo, and tamari, for drizzling.

GARLIC SESAME TOFU

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 Fahrenheit.
• Drain the excess liquid from the tofu and dry it off with a towel*.
• Cut into 1 inch cubes and add to a large bowl. Toss with the soy sauce.
• Toss with the cornstarch, then the breadcrumbs until all pieces are evenly coated.
• Add to the baking tray and bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
• During the final 10 minutes, prep the sauce.
• Mince the garlic and saute with 1 tbsp neutral oil in a small saute pan for 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Add in the soy sauce, honey or maple syrup, rice vinegar, 2 tbsp of water and sesame oil.
• Whisk together the cornstarch and other 2 tbsp of water in a bowl and add to the pan.
• Heat over low heat for 3-5 minutes or until the sauce bubbles and thickens.
• When the tofu is done, toss with the sauce. Serve over rice with steamed broccoli or enjoy as is!

SESAME SEED BAKED TOFU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Cut tofu into 6 or 8 slices.
• Place in a square pan in a single layer.
• In a small saucepan, combine water, soya sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, garlic, ginger, and corn starch.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• While stirring, add oil.
• Pour onto tofu.
• Marinate 15 minutes (if prepared in advance, refrigerate overnight and rotate tofu occasionally).
• Bake approximately 25 minutes or until tofu has a glazed look.
• Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.
• *1 portion = 3 slices and represents 2 portions of meat & substitutes.

AJI BAKED TOFU WITH BLACK SESAME SEEDS

Steps:

• preheat over to 350 degrees.
• slice up tofu into half-inch thick slices.
• place in baking dish.
• coat lightly with sesame oil and soy sauce, mixing up a bit to make sure all slices are evenly coated.
• place in oven on middle rack.
• turn tofu slices every 10 minutes until both sides are evenly browned.
• meanwhile, toast black sesame seeds in a sautee pan over medium-high
• heat until they are starting to become fragrant, lighter in color and pop a bit.
• sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over tofu and anything you've piled the tofu on top of.