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stgulik ([personal profile] stgulik) wrote2015-05-19 10:41 pm
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The working woman's marinated tofu

Tonight I get to show you how I usually marinate tofu ahead of cooking stir-fry. Most chefs on TV, you know, use Limoges bowls and cut-glass eyedroppers when they marinate tofu. Now for something completely different.




Before you leave for work, cut open a container of extra-firm tofu. Drain the liquid. Using a butter knife, slice the tofu into 1/2" pieces.

Pour about 3 tablespoons of soy sauce over the top, followed by about 2 tablespoons of the oil of your choice. Sesame oil is delicious. Flax seed oil has omega-3.

Add other stuff like ground ginger or minced garlic if you like.

Slide the container into a produce bag from the grocery store. Tie closed, carefully set in the refrigerator. Let it sit all day and think on its sins.

Here's what you get come dinner time:



Ready for anything!
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[personal profile] arcanetrivia 2015-05-20 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Frying tofu is a bit tricky. Make sure to press excess moisture out of it or you'll get glop that sticks to the pan. I've had OK results dusting the pieces with cornstarch after that but I still haven't quite got the hang of it. Getting the oil temperature right has been a problem for me.