Slow Cooker Honey and Orange Tofu with Broccoli
(from kylerhea’s recipe box)
from A Year of Slow Cooking
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Source: Slow Cooker from Scratch
Categories: Asian, Broccoli, Chinese, Crockpot, January2013, Slow Cooker, Tofu
Ingredients
- --1 brick of extra firm tofu (this was the lite version. I had no idea tofu came in a lite version, or why it could possibly be considered high in fat, but I still bought the lite version because the package marketing evidently works.)
- --2 cloves of minced garlic
- --1/4 cup soy sauce (we use LaChoy because it's gluten free)
- --1/4 cup orange juice
- --1/4 cup honey
- --fresh broccoli florets
Directions
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—drain your tofu well and chop into bite-sized chunks
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—brown in a skillet in a bit of butter with the 2 cloves of minced garlic (this isn’t absolutely necessary, but will help the tofu keep it’s shape and provide a texture that your tongue really kind of wants)
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—add to crockpot and top with the liquid ingredients
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-wash and cut your fresh broccoli-add to the mix -
-cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours. Tofu doesn’t take long (it’s already cooked, anyhow)—you are really just letting the flavors meld and steam the broccoli. -
If you are going to use frozen broccoli, add the last 30 min of cooking time
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Serve over steamed brown rice.