Rice Bowl With Oven-Baked Miso Tofu

- Total Time
- 45 minutes
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Ingredients
- A 14-ounce block of organic extra-firm tofu, cut into 8 slices
- 3tablespoons soy sauce
- 1tablespoon minced ginger
- 1garlic clove, minced
- ⅛teaspoon of cayenne (optional)
- 1tablespoon honey or agave nectar
- 2teaspoons lime juice
- 2tablespoons white or yellow miso
- 2tablespoon mirin
- 1tablespoon dark sesame oil
- 3tablespoons grapeseed oil or sunflower oil
- 1large red bell pepper, sliced
- 3cups cooked rice (brown or white)
- 1cup (8 ounces) kimchi
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment. Pat each slice of tofu dry with paper towels.
- Step 2
Whisk together the soy sauce, ginger, garlic, cayenne, honey or agave nectar, lime juice, miso, mirin, and oils. Pour into a dish that can accommodate all of the tofu slices in a single layer (such as a baking dish). Place the tofu slices in the marinade and turn them over. Leave to marinate for 15 minutes, turning once or twice. Transfer to the baking sheet. Add the peppers to the dish with the marinade and toss to coat thoroughly, then place on the baking sheet in a single layer.
- Step 3
Place the baking sheet in the oven and roast for 15 to 20 minutes, turning the peppers once with tongs, until the edges of the tofu are just beginning to color and the marinade sets on the surface, and the peppers are sizzling and beginning to color on the edges. Remove from the heat.
- Step 4
If desired, heat the kimchi in a small pan or saucepan. Spoon rice into 4 wide bowls or onto plates. Top with kimchi, tofu, and peppers. If desired, douse the rice with some of the remaining marinade from the tofu, and serve.
- The marinade will keep for about 3 days in the refrigerator.
Private Notes
Comments
Five comments:
1. Yum!
2. Followed another suggestion and added a second pepper. This was welcome, but --
3. With so much pepper, the pan in the oven became crowded and both the tofu and the pepper were watery from steaming. So --
4. Next time I make this (which I will!) I will put the pepper and the tofu in different pans. And --
5. I will omit most or all of the non-sesame oil, because I found the marinade a little greasy.
Substituted mushrooms for the peppers and skipped the kimchee, topped with broccoli and bean sprouts stir-fried.
Equally good with cod instead of tofu - pan cooked in the marinade, which I then reduced for a savory sauce and served over rice with some swiss chard. Really nice.
There are better ways to cook tofu. Air fry it after sprinkling it with some corn starch and then give it a quick stir fry with the sauce.
Omitted much of the neutral oil, which may have been a mistake, because although the flavor was good, the tofu stuck to parchment paper! Doubled the sauce, as I have learned that most of the tofu recipes here can be lacking in the amount of sauce. Always works out.
Tasty but way too salty
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