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🍽️ Grilled Tofu in Orange-Chili Marinade
288 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 Orange
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 pinch chili flakes
- 600 g firm tofu
- 8 baby pak choi
- 1 small carrot
- 30 g ginger (1 piece)
- 1 shallot
- 2 tbsp oil
Instructions
- 1. Squeeze the orange to extract the juice.
- 2. Whisk together the soy sauce, 5 tablespoons of orange juice, the honey, and the chili flakes in a bowl.
- 3. Set aside 4 tablespoons of this marinade and keep it aside.
- 4. Cut the tofu into 4 equal pieces.
- 5. Place the tofu pieces into a baking dish.
- 6. Pour the remaining marinade over the tofu.
- 7. Cover the dish and place it in the refrigerator for 6 hours to let the tofu marinate.
- 8. Wash the pak choi and trim away the hard stem and any wilted leaves.
- 9. Dry the pak choi thoroughly so that no water remains on it.
- 10. Peel the carrot.
- 11. Grate the carrot into very fine strips.
- 12. Peel the ginger.
- 13. Cut the ginger into fine strips.
- 14. Peel the shallot.
- 15. Finely chop the shallot.
- 16. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pot.
- 17. Add the ginger and the shallot to the hot oil.
- 18. Sauté the vegetables over medium heat for 2 minutes until they become colorless.
- 19. Add the carrot strips.
- 20. Sauté everything for another 1 minute.
- 21. Place the pak choi into the pot.
- 22. Drizzle the pak choi with the reserved sauce.
- 23. Cover the pot and steam the vegetables for 2 minutes.
- 24. Turn the pak choi once.
- 25. Steam the vegetables for another 1 to 2 minutes until they are just tender-crisp.
- 26. Keep the vegetables warm in the pot.
- 27. Heat a grill pan.
- 28. Grease the hot grill pan with the remaining oil.
- 29. Let the marinated tofu drain well.
- 30. Place the tofu in the very hot pan.
- 31. Grill the tofu firmly on each side for 1 to 2 minutes.
- 32. Divide the grilled tofu and pak choi among plates.
- 33. Serve the dish immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 288
- Protein: 26 g · Fett/Fat: 16 g · Carbs: 7 g