Sesame Tofu With Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons green onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons ginger, peeled and minced
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper
• 1 lb tofu, firm
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cut tofu into 1/2 inch thick slices, lay flat on a towel to dry out.
• 2 combine all the dipping sauce ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
• 3 marinate tofu in 1/2 to 3/4 of the dipping sauce for a couple hours. (the original recipe says to marinate for thirty minutes, but i did it overnight to maximize flavour).
• 4 remove tofu from marinade and pat dry with a paper towel (i skipped this step).
• 5 dip tofu in beaten egg then coat with sesame seeds.
• 6 brown tofu slices on each side over medium heat in a non-stick pan with olive oil until sesame seeds are golden and crispy, about 5-7 minutes per side (the recipe says two minutes per side, but i found it took much longer).
• 7 serve with remaining dipping sauce.