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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Drain the tofu, and then remove excess moisture by cutting it in half lengthwise and microwaving on high, uncovered, for two minutes. Gently squeeze out and wipe off excess moisture, then throw tofu in the freezer for one or two hours before removing to thaw in the fridge -- this will give the tofu a slightly heavier texture. | 2. Cut tofu into bite-sized pieces. Combine garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, apple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, water, and soy sauce in a small bowl. Pour half of the mixture over the tofu and reserve the other half for later. Marinade tofu for at least 30 minutes. | 3. Drain any excess marinade from tofu (into your reserve marinade for later). Coat tofu pieces in flour. Heat oil over medium heat in a large frying pan and fry tofu until golden brown on all sides. (Add more oil as needed, but cook it all out before proceeding). | 4. Add reserved marinade to pan, bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve over rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
extra tofu	12	ounces	firm	333.39	8.845	34.3596	17.6901
garlic	1	teaspoon	minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
ginger	1/4	teaspoon	ground	0.4	0.0888	0.0091	0.0038
red pepper flake	3/4	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
apple juice	1/4	cup		28.52	7.006	0.062	0.0806
brown sugar	1/3	cup		278.6667	71.9327	0.08800000000000001	0.0
ketchup	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
apple cider vinegar	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
soy sauce	1/2	cup	low sodium	67.575	6.2857	10.3785	0.7268
flour	1/2	cup		289.14	63.3027	4.7005	1.1218
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.