Saturday, March 26, 2011

Tofu Schmofu

Tofu schmofu

*Edited: due to technical problems between Blogger and my cell phone I am updating this post with its full-text. Sorry!
I have finally begun cooking with Tofu. I've only been living with a vegetarian for three years now so it's not like I am late to the game. 

Anyway, there is a delicious Asian tofu at whole foods that he and I both love and I wanted to make something like it. I came up with the following recipe, which hits the spot so well that I don't have any photos of it finished!
For best results: 
press your tofu first: to press the water out of the tofu, drain it from the package, place on a plate, place a second plate on top of the tofu, place a can of beans (or other heavy can) on top of the second plate. Press it for 1 - 2 hours, or overnight in the refrigerator.
 Drain the water and proceed with recipe.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees, cube your block of tofu into small bite-sized pieces. Lightly oil a baking sheet (olive oil works well)and place cubes of tofu onto this, place in oven for 30 minutes until tofu has lost much of its moisture (If you pressed the tofu first, you can reduce this to about 15 minutes).
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While this is in the oven, add 1 Cup of Teriyaki sauce, 3-4 cloves of fresh garlic to a bowl. Remove tofu, let it cool and then place in Teryaki/ garlic mixture. Best if eaten immediately, optionally add 1/2 cup of fresh, thinly sliced carrots and sesame seeds, enjoy!

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