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Air fryer General Tso's tofu

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Read about tofu in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
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  • 1 brick medium tofu
  • salt
  • potato starch
  • spray oil
Press the brick of medium tofu between two layers of paper towels weighted with a cast iron pan for 30 minutes.
Level 4: pressed tofu in potato starch
Break the tofu into General Tso's chicken-sized chunks and salt it.
Mix salt into the potato starch and toss the tofu a few pieces at a time, shaking off the excess.
Spray oil into the cooking vessel, drop in the tofu, spray it while tossing, and air fry at 375 for 20 minutes.
Air frying the tofu and bottled sauce
At 10 minutes coat thoroughly with another big spray of oil and return for another 10 minutes.
  • bottled General Tso's sauce
  • scallions
  • crushed red pepper flake
Pull the plate out, pour in bottled General Tso's sauce with scallions and extra crushed red pepper flake and warm it a couple of minutes.
  • rice
Add the tofu and coat well.