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    Home » Recipes » Main Dish Recipes

    Crispy Tofu Cubes with Mango and Avocado In Asian Sweet Chili Sauce

    Modified: Apr 21, 2023 · Published: Sep 4, 2010 by Ashley

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    I wanted to do something new with tofu, and I came across this recipe. I thought it would be good served over brown rice instead of lettuce, so I made it for dinner tonight. It was pretty easy to put together, and it turned out great! I always end up using more cornstarch than what's called for when coating tofu, so I probably used twice what the recipe calls for. I topped it with some toasted sesame seeds, which were a really nice addition. This dish is great - it's sweet and tangy, and the fresh avocado and mango make it a great summer dish. Dino says he'd eat this every night!

    Crispy tofu curry with mango and avocado over rice.

    Crispy Tofu Cubes with Mango and Avocado In Asian Sweet Chili Sauce
    Fab Frugal Food

    Serves 4 as an entree; Prep and wait time 30 minutes

    ½ cup sweet chili sauce
    2 tablespoons rice vinegar
    1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
    1 tablespoon soy sauce
    16 ounces extra-firm tofu
    2 tablespoons cornstarch
    2 tablespoons canola oil
    1 large ripe mango, diced
    2 ripe Haas avocados, diced
    four large lettuce leaves, torn into bite-sized pieces

    Stir together the chili sauce, vinegar, ginger and soy sauce and set aside.

    Wrap tofu block with a kitchen towel and set between two dinner plates. Place a large can on top to press down, pressing liquid from tofu. Let stand 20 minutes or so.

    Cut pressed tofu into ½ inch cubes. Toss in cornstarch until evenly coated. Heat oil over medium high heat in a large skillet. Cook tofu cubes in 2 batches so as not to crowd pan. Turn occasionally until cubes are lightly browned. Remove to paper towels and pat off excess oil.

    Toss together sauce, tofu cubes, mango and avocado. Spread lettuce leaves on a salad plate. Mound the tofu mixture on top of lettuce leaves and serve immediately.

    Big Flavors Rating: 5 Stars

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    1. FabFrugalFood

      September 04, 2010 at 11:54 pm

      We are so, so happy you liked this - tofu can surprise you sometimes! I like it cubed and cooked in oil until crispy = so many things you can do with it after that!

      Donna and Anne

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    2. Jhonny walker

      September 06, 2010 at 7:58 pm

      tofu is good..when you make it...lovely!

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    3. Samantha

      September 22, 2010 at 3:55 pm

      Oh my goodness, this recipe rocks! I made this the other day and seriously gourged on it (you can see my post about it here http://flavorator.blogspot.com/2010/09/crispy-tofu-cubes-with-mango-and.html). Seriously, am so happy I found this recipe. I cannot wait to make this again. I love your blog, it really is great!!

      Happy blogging,
      Sam
      http://flavorator.blogspot.com/

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