Snack

Crispy tofu bites with sesame

Name: Crispy tofu bites with sesame
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 14 oz Firm tofu; ¾ oz Sesame seeds; 2 tbsp Sesame oil; 2½ tbsp Soy sauce; Red pepper flakes, a good pinch

A snack with real protein in it that is neither meat nor cheese — the only one here, and it is better cold than most things are hot.

2gnet carbs

18gfat

17gprotein

238kcal

Per serving30 minServes 4

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Ingredients

For the whole dish · serves 4

Firm tofu14 oz
Sesame seeds¾ oz
Sesame oil2 tbsp
Soy sauce2½ tbsp
Red pepper flakesa good pinch

Method

6 steps · 30 minutes

Heat the oven to 400F. Press the tofu 15 minutes under a plate and a can — longer than for a stir-fry, because these have to go properly crisp.
Cut it into 3/4 inch cubes and toss them with the oil and chili. Hold the soy sauce back for now; its sugars burn over a long bake.
Spread them well apart on a lined sheet. Touching, they steam each other and stay soft.
Bake 20 minutes, turning once at the halfway point.
Toss with the soy sauce and sesame seeds and return them for a final 3 minutes to glaze.
Cool on the sheet rather than in a bowl — piled up hot, the steam undoes twenty minutes of work.

Macros are per serving and are estimates worked out from the ingredients. Keto Tracker AI is a food logging tool and does not give medical advice; talk to a doctor before changing your diet.