Friday, September 19, 2008

Perfect Tofu for stirfry

Here is the way I like preparing Tofu to accompany a stirfry. Cut a block of tofu into 16 pieces of like 2.5" x 2.5" x .5". Press the tofu to drain excess water for like 30 minutes. Then mix together soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, orange juice, honey, diced scallions and diced ginger. Put the tofu into this mixture, adding orange juice so as to cover all the tofu. Leave for 30 minutes or more to absorb flavor. When ready to cook take a large cast iron, well seasoned, skillet and put enough oil to just cover the bottom. Transfer tofu to a cutting board and remove pieces of scallion and ginger. Then cut tofu pieces in half. In two shifts put the tofu into the pan and cook until browned on each side and slightly crunchy. One extra thing which makes the tofu really nice and crunchy is to brush some honey on to each side before cooking. This will really make it good.
When done put on a paper towel and let cool. Don't immediately add to a dish, but rather store separately.