Baked Peanut Butter & Lime Tofu

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Here’s an easy tofu recipe: Baked Peanut Butter & Lime Tofu! Slabs of tofu coated in a rich peanut butter-based sauce with a delicious hint of testiness from the lime.

These are baked so you can just set the oven temperature and settings, and leave it until it’s cooked! Minimal prep-time required, too! Served with a side of turmeric garlic rice, sliced cucumber for an extra refreshing crunch, sliced cilantro for a perfectly hearty meal.

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Prep Time 10

Bake Time 40

Total Time 50

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Asian, Thai

Servings

Calories 279 kcal

Equipment

Baking Tray
Parchment paper to line baking tray

Ingredients

Tofu

1 lb extra firm tofu

Peanut Lime Sauce

2 tbsp lime juice , from 1 lime
2 tbsp peanut butter , see notes
2 tbsp coconut sugar or other sweetener to taste (see notes)
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 clove garlic finely grated or minced
Dash black pepper
1 tsp sesame oil

To Serve

Turmeric Garlic Rice
Sliced cucumber
Sesame seeds for garnish
Chopped cilantro for garnish

Instructions

Preheat your oven or oven toaster to 350F/180C.

Pressing Tofu

Drain excess water out of the tofu. I usually do this by wrapping them with some paper towels and placing a plate on top of them but you can also opt to use a tofu press. This step is important to make sure the water seeps out of the tofu and the tofu to be able to absorb the sauce well.
Slice the tofu into 3/4 to 1-inch thick pieces. Mine were rectangular pieces.

Sauce and Tofu

Mix all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl or deep plate. Feel free to adjust the measurements according to your desired sweetness and acidity.
Add each tofu into the sauce to coat well.
You can leave the tofu to marinate for at least 30 minutes or even overnight! Refrigerate these if marinating overnight.
Transfer the tofu on a baking tray lined with some parchment paper.
Pour the excess sauce over the tofu. You can also leave some of the sauce to pour over the tofu after cooking.
Bake the tofu for 20-25 minutes or until it has absorbed the sauce and formed a nice coating from the sauce (see pics above).
You may need to flip your tofu halfway through cooking!
You can also pan-fry your tofu (see notes below).

To Serve

Serve with some turmeric garlic rice, sliced cucumber for an extra refreshing crunch, sliced cilantro for a perfectly hearty meal.
You can pour over the excess sauce from the tofu (if you set some aside) and top with some sesame seeds. Enjoy!

Notes

Sugar

This can depend on the sweetness of your peanut butter. If using sweetened peanut butter, you can lessen the sugar or sweetener.

You can also use other sugar instead of coconut sugar.

Other cooking option: Pan-Frying

If pan-frying your tofu, simply heat a large non-stick pan over medium high heat. Add a little oil. Once hot, place the tofu. Cook for 4-5 minutes over medium heat on both sides or until lightly golden brown.

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