| 1 | Just a basic recipe for moderately spicy sauteed tofu, quick and easy |
| 2 | and not too unhealthy. Goes well with steamed broccoli and rice. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | I don't press the tofu as I find when it does it absorbs too much of |
| 5 | the marinade and the inside of the cubes just become vaguely vinegary. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | * Ingredients |
| 8 | |
| 9 | - 14oz (397g) Firm Tofu |
| 10 | - Oil for sauteeing. Recommend a few tbsp of plain sesame oil with a |
| 11 | small amount of toasted sesame oil added near the end. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ** Marinade |
| 14 | |
| 15 | - 1/2 cup water |
| 16 | - 2.5 tbsp low sodium soy sauce |
| 17 | - 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar |
| 18 | - 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses |
| 19 | - Try to find some with no added sugar (hard |
| 20 | nowadays!). [[http://www.alwadi-alakhdar.com/products/molasses/natural-pomegranate-molasses/][Al Wadi pomegranate molasses]] is available on Amazon |
| 21 | (Bezos wins this round...) if your local market doesn't have any |
| 22 | pure pomegranate molasses. |
| 23 | - 4 cloves garlic, minced |
| 24 | - 1/2 tbsp onion powder |
| 25 | - 1/2 tbsp garlic powder |
| 26 | - 1 small serrano or habanero pepper, minced |
| 27 | - 2 tsp corn starch |
| 28 | |
| 29 | ** Sauteed Vegetables |
| 30 | |
| 31 | Can really be anything, sautee separately for a few minutes. I like: |
| 32 | |
| 33 | - 1 Sweet bell pepper (red, yellow, or orange) |
| 34 | - 1 bunch green onions |
| 35 | - Baby Corn |
| 36 | - Snap peas |
| 37 | - 1/2 medium white onion (cut into 1/2 inch thick slices parallel |
| 38 | with rings, then cut each slice in half) |
| 39 | - 1 tbsp chili paste |
| 40 | |
| 41 | ** Rice |
| 42 | |
| 43 | - 1 cup rice |
| 44 | - 2 whole cloves garlic |
| 45 | - 1/4 tsp tumeric |
| 46 | - 1 tsp paprika |
| 47 | - 1 tsp olive oil |
| 48 | |
| 49 | Cook rice on side, using whatever rice you like. Remove garlic before |
| 50 | serving. |
| 51 | |
| 52 | * Directions |
| 53 | |
| 54 | 1. Drain tofu and cut tofu into cubes of desired size (1/2 inch suggested) |
| 55 | 1. Combine marinade ingredients except for corn starch and freshly minced garlic |
| 56 | 1. Cover tofu with marinade, marinate for ~30 minutes, refrigerated |
| 57 | 1. Strain tofu, retain marinade! |
| 58 | 1. Prepare cornstarch by dissolving in a few tbsp of water |
| 59 | 1. Mix retained marinade, cornstarch, and minced garlic well |
| 60 | 1. Preheat pan over medium-high heat |
| 61 | 1. Add oil and sautee tofu for ~12 minutes, tossing every three or |
| 62 | four minutes |
| 63 | 1. Lower heat to medium, add sauce, and simmer until sauce |
| 64 | thickens (~8 minutes). |
| 65 | |
| 66 | * TODO |
| 67 | |
| 68 | bird's eye peppers instead of serrano/habanero |
| 69 | |
| 70 | pressing tofu seems to have made it worse; outside of tofu isn't as |
| 71 | "chewy" and inside just tasted like marinade and was a bit chewier |
| 72 | than I wanted. Skip. |
| 73 | |
| 74 | In the batch where the tofu was pressed (and I first increased the |
| 75 | cornstarch), the sauce thickened in under four minutes and scorched a |
| 76 | bit from the heat. Sauce did not thicken quickly in next batch (did |
| 77 | not press tofu) -- it looks like pressing the tofu caused the tofu to |
| 78 | absorb more of the marinade so there was less sauce. |