Recipe Lead: for when you don’t know what to do with that lonely box of tofu in your fridge…

Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Recipe Difficulty: Very Easy
Servings Amount: 4

Ingredients

• 1 13 oz. box extra firm tofu (cut into 1/2-inch cubes)
• 1 tbsp potato starch (can sub corn starch)
• 3 tbsp sesame oil*
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tbsp maple syrup (corn syrup, if you dare…)
• 1 tbsp Korean pepper powder**
• 1 1/2 tbsp gochujang^
• 1 tbsp Korean BBQ marinade
• 1 handful dried chilis`
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 scallions (chopped)

1.  Coat tofu with potato starch.
2.  Cook tofu in sesame oil over medium-high heat until all sides are browned.  Remove from heat and set aside.
3. In same pan, add 1 tbsp sesame oil and add garlic, maple syrup, Korean pepper powder, gochujang, dried chilis, Korean bbq marinade and stir.
4. Add back the tofu, together with 1/2 cup of water.  Cook over low heat until sauce thickens (should take about a minute).
5. Throw on some scallions as garnish and serve while warm.
6. Repress the urge to send me a thank you card for this recipe.  Or don’t. 😉

**You can get Korean pepper powder here.
^You can get gluten-free and vegan gochujang here.
`You can get dried chilis here.

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