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Garlic Pepper Tofu (vegan, gluten-free)

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My husband had garlic pepper tofu at a Thai restaurant once and loved the dish. Not having tasted it myself, I tried to search for a recipe online to recreate it at home, but failed to find one which had all the ingredients I wanted to add. Therefore, I decided to try and create the dish myself. The outcome was savory and delicious! Since then, I’ve made this dish several times and it has become one of our staples when making Thai food at home. Hope you enjoy the dish as much as we do!

Garlic Pepper Tofu (vegan, gluten-free)
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Ingredients:

  • 2 14-oz Blocks Firm Tofu
  • 3/4 cup white onions, finely chopped
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tsp. ginger, grated
  • 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • green onions, chopped (optional)
    • For the Sauce:
  • 5 Tbsp. soy sauce (gluten-free: San-J gluten-free soy sauce)
  • 1 1/2 tsp. ground pepper (preferably fresh ground pepper)
  • 4 1/2 tsp. white sugar (or coconut palm sugar)
  • 1 1/2 tsp. chili sauce (I use Huy Fong Chili Sauce)
  • 1 Tbsp. corn starch
  • 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 5 Tbsp. water

Directions:

    To Prepare Tofu:
  1. Cut both tofu blocks in half. Place each half in a clean paper towel one at a time and squeeze to remove excess storage liquid (without breaking up the tofu). Cut the tofu into 1/2 to 1 in. cubes and pan fry on medium-high heat with 1-2 T vegetable oil, mixing and turning frequently until all the water is burned off and the tofu is lightly golden brown on most sides (be sure not to burn the tofu). While the tofu is cooking, continue on to prepare the sauce.
    2. To Prepare Sauce:
  2. Combine all ingredients listed under sauce above. Mix until all the cornstarch has dissolved. Add more chili sauce if you prefer more spice.
  3. Once the tofu is done, set it aside in a separate bowl.
  4. In the same pan, add 1 T vegetable oil and heat on medium. Add the garlic and ginger and fry in the oil till fragrant. Add the white onions and continue mixing until they are cooked (1-2 minutes).
  5. Add the tofu, and pour sauce over the tofu. Mix on low-medium heat until the sauce slightly thickens and coats the tofu. Do not burn off all the sauce. This should only take a few minutes.
  6. Taste the sauce after it is done. Depending on how sweet and spicy you prefer the dish, adjust as needed with soy sauce, sugar, pepper, and chili sauce.
  7. (optional) Top with chopped green onions and serve hot over brown rice.
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  3. Made this dish yesterday and it was much easier than expected! I was a little worried about cooking the tofu, but that wasn't too hard. Ended up being a little spicier than I would have liked because I used red onion instead of green (that's all we had in the house), but it was still very tasty.
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  5. CThis dish came out excellent! Loved the recipe and will def make it again. I used soft tofu but it was still delicious! Can't wait to try other recipes from ur blog!
    -KavIta Rao
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    • Thank you so much Megan! So glad you enjoyed the dish. It's a staple in our house as well with some quinoa on the side. Hope you get a chance to try out a few other recipes from the site!
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    • So glad you enjoyed this dish! It's one of our favorite go-to Thai dishes and it's so easy to make! Thanks for the comment and thanks for visiting my site. Hopefully you get a chance to try out some of the other recipes on the site.
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  9. I made this tonight and its soooo easy and delicious! I added a couple veggies like bell pepper and spinach. I also sub'd the sugar with splenda to keep it low sugar...def. a healthy dish that tastes great!
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  10. I have tried several recipes from your site (which are all awesome btw, especially your thai basil eggplant & sweet chili lime tofu) but this is definitely one of my go-to recipes for a quick dinner along with roasted garlic & onion whole wheat couscous..I sometimes add another vegetable to this dish - my most recent version in which I added some sliced baby portabello mushrooms came out soooo delish!I was curious as to whether you have or would consider adding any nutritional information to your recipes online?next on my list is to try making your tofu w/peanut sauce & spinach with jasmine brown rice :)
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    • Hi Sheena! Thank you so much for the great feedback! I'm so excited that you've enjoyed some of my Thai recipes...those dishes are some of my favorites and go-to's as well. The Thai Basil Eggplant is one of my most popular dishes, so I'm glad you had a chance to try it out. So far for the garlic pepper tofu, I've only added bok choy, but I absolutely love mushrooms and how great they are at soaking up sauces so I will have to try adding them next time.And YES...absolutely. Adding nutritional information to my recipes is something I am planning on doing. I will actually start to add them this month for any future recipes, and back-calculate my older recipes as quick as I can. So definitely be on the lookout for nutritional information. In the meantime, if you have any specific recipes for which you would like the nutritional information for, let me know and I'll do my best to get that info to you.Yum...jasmine brown rice sounds delicious. Hope you enjoy the peanut sauce recipe!
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  11. I tried this recipe last night and it was om nom nom delicious (not to mention, super easy to make)! I couldn't believe how similar it tasted to dishes like this that I have had at a restaurant. I definitely recommend tossing in extra green onions towards the end :)
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    • So glad you loved it!! I was surprised how easy it was to recreate and oh-so-much-better and healthier than the restaurant version! And yes..love extra green onions =) Thanks for visiting!
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    • So glad you said that it tastes better than a Thai restaurant =) My thoughts exactly!! I was trying to recreate one of my favorites at home, but loaded with a ton more black pepper, ginger, and garlic =) Hope you get a chance to try out some of the other Thai dishes! My Eggplant one is a follower favorite!
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  13. Hi Anjali, I made this recipe and absolutely loved it! I've been trying for a while to get the right tofu recipe that incorporates both sweetness and spice and this totally nailed it! Thanks for sharing and I love your blog!
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    • Awesome to hear! Thanks so much for the comment, and glad you loved the dish! It's one of my favorite re-creations of a favorite thai dish we once had. Hopefully you get a chance to try out a few other Thai dishes on my site!
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