-Just a basic recipe for moderately spicy sauteed tofu, quick and easy
-and not too unhealthy. Goes well with steamed broccoli.
-
-* Ingredients
-
- - 14oz (397g) Firm Tofu
- - Oil for sauteeing (toasted sesame or olive)
-
-** Marinade
-
- - 1/3 cup water
- - 3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- - 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- - 1.5 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- - 3 cloves garlic, minced
- - 1 small serrano or habanero pepper, minced
- - 1 tsp corn starch
-
-* Directions
-
- 1. Cut tofu into cubes of desired size (1/2 inch suggested)
- 1. Combined marinade ingredients except for corn starch
- 1. Cover tofu with marinade, marinate for ~30 minutes, refrigerated
- 1. Strain tofu, retain marinade!
- 1. Mix retained marinade and cornstarch well
- 1. Preheat pan with oil over medium-high heat
- 1. Sautee tofu for ~5 minutes, tossing every 30s
- - Alternatively, sautee for 2-3 minutes per size, flip once with
- tongs
- 1. Pour marinade sauce into pan, stir around occasionally until sauce
- thickens (~6 minutes).
-
-* TODO
-
-Not crispy enough, increase sauteeing time to 10-12 minutes
-
-Use extra firm tofu, maybe press? (signs point to pressing being a
-white people thing though).
-
-increase pomegranate molasses to 2tbsp I think
-
-i think it wouldn't be terrible with only 2tbsp of soy sauce to drop
-the salt content further
-
-bird's eye peppers instead of serrano/habanero
+Just a basic recipe for moderately spicy sauteed tofu, quick and easy
+and not too unhealthy. Goes well with steamed broccoli and rice.
+
+I don't press the tofu as I find when it does it absorbs too much of
+the marinade and the inside of the cubes just become vaguely vinegary.
+
+* Ingredients
+
+ - 14oz (397g) Firm Tofu
+ - Oil for sauteeing. Recommend a few tbsp of plain sesame oil with a
+ small amount of toasted sesame oil added near the end.
+
+** Marinade
+
+ - 1/2 cup water
+ - 2.5 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
+ - 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
+ - 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
+ - Try to find some with no added sugar (hard
+ nowadays!). [[http://www.alwadi-alakhdar.com/products/molasses/natural-pomegranate-molasses/][Al Wadi pomegranate molasses]] is available on Amazon
+ (Bezos wins this round...) if your local market doesn't have any
+ pure pomegranate molasses.
+ - 4 cloves garlic, minced
+ - 1/2 tbsp onion powder
+ - 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
+ - 1 small serrano or habanero pepper, minced
+ - 2 tsp corn starch
+
+** Sauteed Vegetables
+
+Can really be anything, sautee separately for a few minutes. I like:
+
+ - 1 Sweet bell pepper (red, yellow, or orange)
+ - 1 bunch green onions
+ - Baby Corn
+ - Snap peas
+ - 1/2 medium white onion (cut into 1/2 inch thick slices parallel
+ with rings, then cut each slice in half)
+ - 1 tbsp chili paste
+
+** Rice
+
+ - 1 cup rice
+ - 2 whole cloves garlic
+ - 1/4 tsp tumeric
+ - 1 tsp paprika
+ - 1 tsp olive oil
+
+Cook rice on side, using whatever rice you like. Remove garlic before
+serving.
+
+* Directions
+
+ 1. Drain tofu and cut tofu into cubes of desired size (1/2 inch suggested)
+ 1. Combine marinade ingredients except for corn starch and freshly minced garlic
+ 1. Cover tofu with marinade, marinate for ~30 minutes, refrigerated
+ 1. Strain tofu, retain marinade!
+ 1. Prepare cornstarch by dissolving in a few tbsp of water
+ 1. Mix retained marinade, cornstarch, and minced garlic well
+ 1. Preheat pan over medium-high heat
+ 1. Add oil and sautee tofu for ~12 minutes, tossing every three or
+ four minutes
+ 1. Lower heat to medium, add sauce, and simmer until sauce
+ thickens (~8 minutes).
+
+* TODO
+
+bird's eye peppers instead of serrano/habanero
+
+pressing tofu seems to have made it worse; outside of tofu isn't as
+"chewy" and inside just tasted like marinade and was a bit chewier
+than I wanted. Skip.
+
+In the batch where the tofu was pressed (and I first increased the
+cornstarch), the sauce thickened in under four minutes and scorched a
+bit from the heat. Sauce did not thicken quickly in next batch (did
+not press tofu) -- it looks like pressing the tofu caused the tofu to
+absorb more of the marinade so there was less sauce.
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