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Vegan General Tso’s Soy Curls

General Tso’s Soy Curls! Easy weeknight stir fry with soy curls and veggies. Vegan General Tso’s Chicken. Gluten-free, Nut-free Recipe…

  • Ready 45 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 35 minutes
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Vegan General Tso’s Soy Curls

This general tso’s Sauce + Soy Curls makes for an amazing weeknight meal. Soy curls are marinated in the from scratch homemade general tsos sauce mixture, then stir fried to crisp. Veggies added in along, and the rest of the marinade is then cooked down to thicken. Serve this easy stir fry with rice or noodles!

Soy curls absorb moisture differently and sauce amount preference also varies, so make another full or half back of the sauce and add more if needed.

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Vegan General Tso Soy curls in a speckled bowl

Ingredients for general tso’s Soy curls

  • For the sauce you need, soy sauce or tamari, sugar, rice vinegar, mirin, toasted sesame oil, sambal oelek chili paste, ginger and garlic
  • For the stir fry you need soy curls, green onions, garlic, bell peppers, zucchini or carrots

How to make General Tso’s Soy curls stir fry

Mix the marinade. Add soy curls and mix and soak. Toss twice in between, Heat a skillet over medium hi heat.
Add oil. When hot, add garlic and green onion and toss for a few seconds
Fish out the soy curls from the marinade and add to the pan, cook for 4 to 5 mins to brown some edges. you can also toss the soy curls in cornstarch before using for crisping up the soy curls. Add the peppers and veggies and mix. Add a pinch of salt and cook for 2 mins

Soy curls in a grey skillet

Add 1 tbsp cornstarch and 1/4 cup water to the marinade and mix well.
Add the sauce mixture to the pan and mix well. Cover and cook for 3 to 4 mins to thicken. Stir once in between. Also taste at the time to adjust flavor. Add salt, sugar, heat if needed.
Let sit covered for another min.
Serve with rice and blanched broccoli. garnish with green onions and fresh black pepper Vegegies and soy curls with general tsos sauce in grey skillet

Vegan General Tso Soy curls in a speckled bowl

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Vegan General Tso's Soy Curls

General Tso's Soy Curls! Easy weeknight stir fry with soy curls and veggies. Vegan General Tso's Chicken. Gluten-free, Nut-free Recipe

  • Serves 4
  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 35 minutes
  • Total 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 oz soy curls ((dry), see notes for where to buy and sub options)

General tso's Sauce:

  • 3/4 cup warm water /veggie broth
  • 3 to 4 tbsp sugar or coconut sugar or other sweetener
  • 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce use tamari to make gluten-free
  • 2 tsp mirin rice wine
  • 2 to 3 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1.5 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tsp sambal oelek chile paste optional or sriracha or pepper flakes to taste
  • 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 3 cloves minced garlic

Stir fry:

  • 1 tsp oil ((safflower or sesame))
  • 2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions (,white portions as well, use greens for garnish)
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 green bell pepper
  • 1 cup zuchini or carrots or other veggies
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix the marinade. **Reserve 1/2 cup of the marinade in another bowl to use later. Add soy curls to the marinade and mix and soak for 10-15 mins. Toss twice in between so all soy curls marinate well.

  2. 2

    Heat a skillet over medium high heat, and add the oil. When hot, remove the soy curls from the marinade and add them to the pan. (You can also toss the marinated soy curls in cornstarch before using for extra crispness.) Cook for 4 to 5 minutes to brown some of the edges, then in the last minute of cooking, add in the garlic and green onion.

  3. 3

    Cook, adding 1/2 teaspoon extra oil, if needed, until the onion starts to turn translucent. Add the peppers and veggies and mix. Add a pinch of salt and cook for 2 mins

  4. 4

    Add 1 tbsp cornstarch and 1/4 cup water to the remaining marinade (reserved plus remaining) and mix well.

  5. 5

    Add the marinade sauce mixture to the pan and mix. Cover and cook for 3 to 4 mins to thicken. Stir once in between. Also taste at the time to adjust flavor. Add salt, sugar, heat if needed. Let sit covered for another min.

  6. 6

    Serve with rice and blanched broccoli. garnish with green onions, toasted sesame seeds, and fresh black pepper.

Notes

** Sometimes soycurls absorb a lot of liquid and sometimes they absorb just enough. If they absorb too much you might not be left with much of the sauce so reserve some and then soak the soy curls. If soycurls need more liquid, add some water or broth so they are well saturated. More Saucy: For saucier, double the sauce, add in some more veggies if desired. Szechuan version: Heat 2 tsp oil. add 1 tsp crushed schezuan peppercorns and cook until roasted. Drain the oil into the marinade and use. Soy curls are not same as soy chunks that are chewier and take much longer to cook. Soy curls can be found in some grocery stores or online on amazon. Use Tofu or chickpeas to substitute soy curls. For Tofu, use firm or extra firm(10 to 14 oz), press for 15 mins, then toss in cornstarch and bake at 400 deg F for 20 mins or pan fry to crisp. Add to the skillet after adding the sauce. Or use 1 can chickpeas drained Nutrition is for 1 serve, does not include rice or noodles.

Nutrition

  • Calories170.96 kcal
  • Carbohydrates22.53 g
  • Protein15.1 g
  • Fat1.73 g
  • Saturated Fat0.26 g
  • Sodium601.89 mg
  • Potassium193.29 mg
  • Fiber5.58 g
  • Sugar11.68 g
  • Vitamin A645.09 IU
  • Vitamin C40.34 mg
  • Calcium106.84 mg
  • Iron3.6 mg