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Crispy Tofu Fingers

Baked tofu fingers coated in sauce and seasonings.

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Why it works: Tofu and garlic work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 604 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Crispy Tofu Fingers

Oven400°F
Time20 to 30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Coat a cookie sheet with oil.

  2. Slice tofu lengthwise, about 1/4 inch thick, and pat dry.

Coat and arrange

  1. Put the sauce into a dish, and dip each piece of tofu into the sauce, coating it well.

  2. Place the tofu on the cookie sheet in a single layer. (Pieces can be touching, but should not overlap.)

  3. Sprinkle on desired seasoning.

Bake

  1. Bake at 400°F for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on how crispy you like it.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

199Calories
8 gProtein
18 gFat
3 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Tofu + garlictop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together604 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Tofu + saucetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together262 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Sauce + garlictop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,007 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Extra-firm tofu
Provides the sliceable body that bakes into a firm, chewy-crisp finger.
Thick sauce
Adds flavor and sugars that caramelize and brown the tofu surface in the oven.
Vegetable oil
Conducts heat to the cookie sheet and helps the tofu surface brown and crisp.

The step that matters

Pat the tofu dry before dipping. Surface moisture steams the tofu instead of letting it crisp, and wet tofu also makes the sauce slide off. Drying first helps the coating stick and brown in the oven.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, sauce):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Jalapenofits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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