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Ingredients

• A half cup of soy sauce / tamari
• A little less than half a cup of rice vinegar (or sub white vinegar)
• A quarter cup of sugar (I prefer a medium-dark sugar)
• A half cup of water
• Two teaspoons of garlic paste
• Half a teaspoon of garlic powder
• Half a teaspoon of chili powder
• A heaped tablespoon of corn starch / cornflour
• A block of [extra] firm tofu (about a pound)
• A few tablespoons of corn starch / cornflour
• About a tablespoon of soy sauce
• Enough deep-frying oil (I use peanut oil) to go at least an inch deep in the pan
• A large head of broccoli, or two small ones
• A pack of konnyaku yam noodle knots if you can get them (or just use rice)
• An onion
• A pinch of salt
• A teaspoon of margarine
• A tablespoon of olive oil