Tofu balls in sweet & sour sauce Vegan pure diet

Name: Tofu balls in sweet & sour sauce Vegan pure diet
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 400g extra firm tofu (drained really well); 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 22g brown mushroom (low moisture mushrooms), finely chopped; 1 small carrot (finely chopped); 1 teaspoon grated ginger; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; handful of chopped cilantro; 1/2 cup (~120g) water; 2 tablespoons ketchup; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce tamari; 1 tablespoon maple syrup (organic sugar)

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:00:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories183.1 kcal (9%)

Total Fat7 g (10%)

Carbs15.7 g (6%)

Sugars7.9 g (9%)

Protein14.8 g (30%)

Sodium555.2 mg (28%)

Fiber2.4 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

Tofu balls

400gextra firm tofu

drained really well

1 tablespooncornstarch

22gbrown mushroom

low moisture mushrooms, finely chopped

1carrot

small, finely chopped

1 teaspoongrated ginger

1 teaspoonsoy sauce

cilantro

chopped

Sweet & sour sauce

½ cupwater

2 tablespoonsketchup

1 tablespoonrice vinegar

1 tablespoonsoy sauce tamari

1 tablespoonmaple syrup

organic sugar

Instructions

Step 1

To make tofu balls, mash tofu with a fork or potato masher. Place mashed tofu in a cheesecloth bag, squeeze out as much liquid as possible, empty it in a bowl, season it with salt & white pepper.

extra firm tofu400g

Step 2

In a heated non-stick pan with 1 teaspoon oil, sauté ginger until fragrant. Then, cook mushrooms & carrot for 3 mins by stirring continuously over med-high heat. Season with soy sauce/salt.

brown mushroom22g

carrot1

grated ginger1 teaspoon

soy sauce1 teaspoon

Step 3

Add this mixture to tofu along with chopped cilantro & cornstarch. Mix ingredients with hands until fully combined.

cornstarch1 tablespoon

cilantro

Step 4

Scoop about 1 tablespoon of mixture & roll into balls using vour palms. The texture should be bouncy & not too wet but still pliable to form a ball.

Step 5

Place tofu balls on a lined baking sheet & refrigerate for at least 15 mins. Preheat oven to 390F(~200 °C) for 3 mins and brush oil on each ball on a baking sheet.