Friday, August 5, 2011

Marinated Tofu with Broccoli

I just had a foodgasm so ridiculous that I will forever be craving tofu for lunch. I'm not sure if it's because I went to my local food co-op, Honest Weight, and got fresh tofu or if it's the recipe, but this knocked my imaginary socks off. And my imaginary friend's imaginary socks. You get the picture.

So, I was browsing around tastespotting.com when I decided that I needed to figure out how to perfect my tofu making skills. (This is the third time in my life cooking with tofu.) I found this Marinated Grilled Tofu Recipe and decided that it was simple enough, so I'd give it a go. Here's what I did (my version varies a bit from the original recipe due to me lacking ingredients/a grill):

Ingredients:

1 block of tofu (fresh, if available)
1 small handful of frozen chopped broccoli (or fresh, just watch cooking times)
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp honey
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp garlic powder (less if desired) + 1 pinch for broccoli
1 large pinch of powdered cayenne pepper
1 tsp EVOO + some for coating pan
1 pinch salt

Directions:

1) Drain tofu for at least 10 minutes by placing it on
a plate with paper towels and put your pan on top
to add pressure.
2) Mix together soy sauce, honey, ginger, 1tsp garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and 1 tsp EVOO in a bowl.
3) Put tofu and marinade in a ziplock bag and flip after 10 minutes. Let stand for a total of 20 minutes (or more, if desired).
4) Chop tofu into bite-sized pieces and fry on medium heat until one side is golden brown.
5) Add broccoli to frying pan. Sprinkle a little salt
and garlic powder directly on broccoli.
6) Make sure all sides of tofu are golden brown and remove piece by piece onto dish. When broccoli is ready (I tasted to make sure :p), do the same. With less things in the pan, the slow cooking bits heat up faster.
7) Pour approximately half of the marinade over your completed dish, if desired. And yes, you'll desire to do so.

Serves 1, unless you serve it with rice... then possibly 2.


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