- 1 pound extra firm tofu
- 1/4 cup shiro miso paste (white miso)
- 1/4 cup ponzu sauce
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger paste
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely minced
Author notes
My husband turned vegetarian a couple of months ago and since then I have been trying to come up with lots of different marinades for tofu, as that is his favorite choice of protein. He liked this Japanese style marinade a lot and declared it to be the best of all the ones I have made for him so far. Hope you like it too!
Tutorial Video
There is both brown sugar and honey in the tofu marinade, so I anticipated this to be a bit too sweet but it turned out great! I could eat these as a snack or in a stir fry like the author suggests. One note: so the tofu gets more color and crispness, I would fry these with less than 1/4 cup of oil.
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