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  18     <h1>Basic Sauteed Tofu</h1>
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  21 <dt>
  22 <a href="#sec1">Ingredients</a>
  23 </dt>
  24 <dd>
  25 <dl>
  26 <dt>
  27 <a href="#sec2">Marinade</a>
  28 </dt>
  29 <dt>
  30 <a href="#sec3">Sauteed Vegetables</a>
  31 </dt>
  32 <dt>
  33 <a href="#sec4">Rice</a>
  34 </dt>
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  36 </dd>
  37 <dt>
  38 <a href="#sec5">Directions</a>
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  40 <dt>
  41 <a href="#sec6">TODO</a>
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  48 <p>Just a basic recipe for moderately spicy sauteed tofu, quick and easy
  49 and not too unhealthy. Goes well with steamed broccoli and rice.</p>
  50
  51 <p>I don't press the tofu as I find when it does it absorbs too much of
  52 the marinade and the inside of the cubes just become vaguely vinegary.</p>
  53
  54 <h2><a name="sec1" id="sec1"></a>
  55 Ingredients</h2>
  56
  57 <ul>
  58 <li>14oz (397g) Firm Tofu</li>
  59 <li>Oil for sauteeing. Recommend a few tbsp of plain sesame oil with a
  60 small amount of toasted sesame oil added near the end.</li>
  61 </ul>
  62
  63 <h3><a name="sec2" id="sec2"></a>
  64 Marinade</h3>
  65
  66 <ul>
  67 <li>1/2 cup water</li>
  68 <li>2.5 tbsp low sodium soy sauce</li>
  69 <li>2 tbsp apple cider vinegar</li>
  70 <li>2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  71
  72 <ul>
  73 <li>Try to find some with no added sugar (hard
  74 nowadays!). <a href="http://www.alwadi-alakhdar.com/products/molasses/natural-pomegranate-molasses/">Al Wadi pomegranate molasses</a> is available on Amazon
  75 (Bezos wins this round...) if your local market doesn't have any
  76 pure pomegranate molasses.</li>
  77 </ul></li>
  78 <li>4 cloves garlic, minced</li>
  79 <li>1/2 tbsp onion powder</li>
  80 <li>1/2 tbsp garlic powder</li>
  81 <li>1 small serrano or habanero pepper, minced</li>
  82 <li>2 tsp corn starch</li>
  83 </ul>
  84
  85
  86 <h3><a name="sec3" id="sec3"></a>
  87 Sauteed Vegetables</h3>
  88
  89 <p class="first">Can really be anything, sautee separately for a few minutes. I like:</p>
  90
  91 <ul>
  92 <li>1 Sweet bell pepper (red, yellow, or orange)</li>
  93 <li>1 bunch green onions</li>
  94 <li>Baby Corn</li>
  95 <li>Snap peas</li>
  96 <li>1/2 medium white onion (cut into 1/2 inch thick slices parallel
  97 with rings, then cut each slice in half)</li>
  98 <li>1 tbsp chili paste</li>
  99 </ul>
 100
 101
 102 <h3><a name="sec4" id="sec4"></a>
 103 Rice</h3>
 104
 105 <ul>
 106 <li>1 cup rice</li>
 107 <li>2 whole cloves garlic</li>
 108 <li>1/4 tsp tumeric</li>
 109 <li>1 tsp paprika</li>
 110 <li>1 tsp olive oil</li>
 111 </ul>
 112
 113 <p>Cook rice on side, using whatever rice you like. Remove garlic before
 114 serving.</p>
 115
 116
 117
 118 <h2><a name="sec5" id="sec5"></a>
 119 Directions</h2>
 120
 121 <ol>
 122 <li>Drain tofu and cut tofu into cubes of desired size (1/2 inch suggested)</li>
 123 <li>Combine marinade ingredients except for corn starch and freshly minced garlic</li>
 124 <li>Cover tofu with marinade, marinate for ~30 minutes, refrigerated</li>
 125 <li>Strain tofu, retain marinade!</li>
 126 <li>Prepare cornstarch by dissolving in a few tbsp of water</li>
 127 <li>Mix retained marinade, cornstarch, and minced garlic well</li>
 128 <li>Preheat pan over medium-high heat</li>
 129 <li>Add oil and sautee tofu for ~12 minutes, tossing every three or
 130 four minutes</li>
 131 <li>Lower heat to medium, add sauce, and simmer until sauce
 132 thickens (~8 minutes).</li>
 133 </ol>
 134
 135
 136 <h2><a name="sec6" id="sec6"></a>
 137 TODO</h2>
 138
 139 <p class="first">bird's eye peppers instead of serrano/habanero</p>
 140
 141 <p>pressing tofu seems to have made it worse; outside of tofu isn't as
 142 &quot;chewy&quot; and inside just tasted like marinade and was a bit chewier
 143 than I wanted. Skip.</p>
 144
 145 <p>In the batch where the tofu was pressed (and I first increased the
 146 cornstarch), the sauce thickened in under four minutes and scorched a
 147 bit from the heat. Sauce did not thicken quickly in next batch (did
 148 not press tofu) &mdash; it looks like pressing the tofu caused the tofu to
 149 absorb more of the marinade so there was less sauce.</p>
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