Sticky Teriyaki Tofu (Copycat Pei Wei)

White bowl with white rice topped with thin dark brown tofu slices with charred edges, green beans, chopped red bell pepper and sprinkled with white sesame seeds.

Sticky Teriyaki Tofu (Copycat Pei Wei)

Do you want to make perfect, crispy, sticky teriyaki tofu just like they do in Pei Wei Restaurant? The secret is in the preparation of tofu. Serve it with rice and vegetables, and you will get a balance of flavors that are sweet, salty, and savory.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, International, Nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword fried tofu, teriyaki tofu, teriyaki tofu stir fry

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Marinating time 15

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 154kcal

Author Nandor Barta

Equipment

Ingredients

12 oz Firm tofu
6 Tbsp Teriyaki sauce
6 tsp Maple syrup
1 Tbsp Vegetable oil

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Marinating tofu

Press tofu.
Cut them into thin slices. Cut it horizontally in half if you use a 12-oz block (approx. 360 g), then make thin slices. In the end, the slices will be 1 inch wide and 3 inches long.
Take an oven-safe shallow glass bowl and layer the tofu slices in one layer if possible.
Pour teriyaki sauce over the slices and gently mix them.
Leave it for at least 15 minutes. You can see from the below picture that the tofu soaked up all the sauce nicely.

Frying teriyaki tofu

Heat the frying pan or wok over medium heat and add a bit of oil. Place the tofu slices on it, leaving a small space in between them.
Brush them with half of the teriyaki sauce left after marinating and half the maple syrup amount.
Fry the slices for approx. 2-3 minutes.
Flip and brush the slices with the remaining teriyaki sauce and maple syrup.
Fry until crispy and sticky, for another 2-3 minutes.

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