Healthy Asian Tofu Tacos with Coleslaw
So delicious your family will be asking for these healthy Asian Tofu Tacos with a tangy Asian coleslaw every week. The tofu is lightly fried in olive oil and cooked with a spicy peanut Gochujang Sauce 고추장 The combination is amazing.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: main dish
- Method: stove top
- Diet: VegetarianDiet
Ingredients
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- I package of extra firm tofu
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil (for frying the tofu)
- 1 clove of garlic crushed or chopped
- 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger chopped
- 1 tablespoon of gochujang 고추장
- 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
- 4 cups of coleslaw
- 1/2 cup of Marzetti coleslaw dressing
- 8 flour tortillas
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup of sour cream (optional)
Instructions
- The First Step is about an hour before you want to make the tofu to remove as much water as possible. While the tofu is losing the water make the coleslaw and the tofu dressing.
- Mix the bagged coleslaw with the coleslaw dressing. (You can also use the above from scratch Asian dressing and shared 4 cups of green cabbage and 1 cup of red cabbage and make your own.)
- Prepare the sauce for the tofu. Mix together in a small bowl the garlic, ginger gochujang, peanut butter, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil. Use a whisk to make a smooth sauce.
- Remove the tofu and cut it into 1-inch rectangles.
- Heat a large frying pan to medium heat.
- Add the 2 tablespoons of oil and when hot fry the tofu on all sides.
- Add the prepared tofu sauce to the pan and stir to coat the tofu. Cook over medium to low heat to warm the sauce.
- Layer a tortilla with coleslaw then the tofu and if you like drizzle on some sour cream.
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