Roasted Orange Salty Caramel Tofu

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This look takes vantage of the cara cara and humor oranges conscionable present successful season, but tin beryllium made with navel oranges arsenic well. The sauce, which comes unneurotic quickly, is agleam and afloat of umami. It relies connected exceptional food sauce, truthful usage Red Boat oregon different high-quality fermented variety.

The condiment is large with duck breast; spot the VARIATION below.

The tofu needs to drain for 1 hour.

Ingredients

Three 14-ounce blocks extra-firm tofu
3 Cara Cara oregon humor oranges
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 cupful packed acheronian brownish sugar
1/2 cupful good-quality food sauce, preferably Red Boat brand
1/2 cupful plain atom vinegar
1/4 cupful caller orangish juice
1/4 cupful caller lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated caller peeled ginger root
1 tablespoonful minced, caller lemongrass
1 cupful cornstarch
1/2 spoon kosher salt
1/4 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1/4 cupful grapeseed oil
6 ample scallions (white and light-green parts), slivered (1/2 cup)
1/4 cupful loosely packed cilantro sprigs
1/4 cupful minced chives
1/2 spoon unsalted butter

From Cathy Barrow, the writer of “Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry: Recipes and Techniques for Year-Round Preserving” (W.W. Norton, 2014).

Tested by Cathy Barrow.

Published January 9, 2016

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Updated March 15, 2026

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