Tofu Stir Fry

I have not made a stir fry or cooked with tofu in ages. I am interested in learning new ways to cook tofu, and perfecting methods. I did some research on general methods for tofu stir fry and threw this together. This is how most of my cooking usually happens, I look places for inspiration and cooking methods, then just put it together in my own way.

Here are the ingredients I used. I actually found sesame oil in my cupboard after starting, so I used that instead of the olive oil. Fist step was to cook the rice with some broth, the Brown Basmati took 40 mins.

I cut the tofu into cubes and pressed it between paper towels and plates.

While I was waiting for the tofu to press, I found a different, more effective method. I laid the cubes out in a single layer between paper towels, and put a cookie sheet on top with some weights.

Online, I found the "dry fry" method of drying the tofu. After it had been being pressed for about an hour, I fried it without oil over medium heat in a non-stick pan, using a spatula to press down to remove any excess moisture.

I kept turning and pressing the tofu until all sides were golden brown. Doesn't that look delish!

I removed the tofu from the pan and set aside. Then added some sesame oil to the pan, turned it up to high and added the vegetables.

When the vegetables were all tender I added some of the Soyaki sauce and the tofu and stirred till coated and the sauce had a chance to caramelize a little.

Served over rice.

Austin loved it too! And the plate stayed on his tray the whole time. Bravo little man!

Over all a delicious meal. Like I said I am still experimenting with tofu. The next method I want to use would be to marinade and broil; this would happen after the pressing and the dry fry. If you have any tofu recipes that you like, please share them with me.