How to Make Yummy Shio-Koji Teriyaki with Firm Tofu

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How to Make Yummy Shio-Koji Teriyaki with Firm Tofu Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Shio-Koji Teriyaki with Firm Tofu. Great recipe for Shio-Koji Teriyaki with Firm Tofu. I used to combine shio-koji and sugar to make this but I wanted to see what it would taste like if I used mentsuyu instead. Adjust the amount of shio-koji based on the salt content.

The tofu have nice seared edges and they're bursting with sweet and savory teriyaki flavor.

Serve the teriyaki tofu with my simple homemade noodles, coconut rice, or egg fried rice.

This pan-fried teriyaki tofu is by far my favorite vegan protein to cook for dinner.

You can cook Shio-Koji Teriyaki with Firm Tofu using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Shio-Koji Teriyaki with Firm Tofu

  1. Prepare 1 block of Firm tofu.

  2. It’s 1 of Vegetable oil.

  3. It’s of Shio-Koji Teriyaki Sauce.

  4. Prepare 1 tbsp of Shio Koji.

  5. Prepare 1 tbsp of Sugar.

  6. It’s 1/2 tbsp of Mentsuyu (3x concentrate).

How do I make stir-fried teriyaki tofu?

Make the homemade teriyaki sauce. (Omit this step if using store-bought sauce).

Drain and press your extra firm tofu to get as much excess water out of it as possible.

Cook over high heat until boiling.

Shio-Koji Teriyaki with Firm Tofu step by step

  1. Mix together all of the ingredients for the shio-koji teriyaki sauce..

  2. Wrap the firm tofu in 2 paper towels and let it sit for awhile to drain the water. ( If you leave it in the refrigerator, it will take about 1/2 day to drain most of the moisture)..

  3. Put vegetable oil into a well heated frying pan. Cut the tofu and pan-fry..

  4. ※If you fry over high heat and brown both sides, the excess moisture will evaporate and the flavor will be trapped in..

  5. Once the tofu has browned nicely, pour in the shio-koji teriyaki sauce and coat the tofu. Turn off the heat..

Boil marinade until reduced and slightly thick.

Turn down heat to very low and start grilling the tofu.

Drizzle reduced marinade over grilled tofu.

The goal is to remove any excess water from the tofu so it's as firm as possible.

While the tofu is pressing make your teriyaki sauce.