Description

Enjoy this very lucky orange tofu which is a deep jewel red from the blood orange juice. In Chinese culture, red represents good fortune, joy, and happiness!

Ingredients

• Peel of 1 large orange- white pith removed as best you can sliced into long 1/8 inch strips
• Juice of three oranges
• Juice of two blood oranges
• 2 tsp. natural orange flavor
• 2 tbl. sherry vinegar
• 1 tbl. low sodium gluten-free soy sauce (tamari)
• 3 tbl. light brown muscavado sugar + 1 tsp.
• 2 cu. broccoli florets
• 1 cu. carrots cut into coins (about 4 large carrots)
• 3 cloves garlic cut into razor-thin slices
• 1 tbl. fresh ginger, minced
• ½ cu. water
• 3 tbl. grape seed oil
• 12 oz. medium firm tofu
• ½ cu. cornstarch
• ¼ cu. white rice flour
• 1 tsp. powdered ginger
• salt and white pepper
• 4 tbl. scallions-white and light green parts

Steps

1. Slice tofu into ½ thick pieces, wrap in paper towels, place in a colander with a heavy bowl on top. Change paper towels after 15 minutes and drain for another 15 minutes, at least.
2. Add orange peel, orange juice, 1 teaspoon orange flavor, sherry vinegar, soy sauce, and 3 tablespoons brown sugar to a heavy bottomed saucepan and cook on medium-high heat until it becomes thick and slightly syrupy. About 7-10 minutes.
3. Heat a large saucepan over high heat and add the water. Toss carrots on the bottom and put the broccoli on top of the carrots. Cover and cook for about 2-3 minutes. You want them to be just barely softened and a nice bright color. Then remove the veggies and place in an ice water bath with a little lemon juice inside. Drain after about 1 minute.