Thai Seared Tofu

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 tablespoon peeled minced fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (10 1/2 ounce) packages firm tofu, drained
• cooking spray
• 6 cups cooked vermicelli (about 12 oz. uncooked pasta)

Recipe

• 1 combine first 11 ingredients in a large baking dish; stir with a whisk until blended.
• 2 cut each tofu cake crosswise into 4 slices.
• 3 place tofu slices in soy sauce mixture, turning to coat slices.
• 4 cover and marinate in refrigerator at least 2 hours.
• 5 remove tofu slices from dish, reserving marinade.
• 6 coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium high heat.
• 7 add tofu slices; cook 2 minutes on each side.
• 8 remove from skillet; set aside, and keep warm.
• 9 add reserved marinade to skillet; bring to a simmer.
• 10 spoon noodles onto individual plates; top with tofu slices.
• 11 drizzle marinade over tofu and noodles.
• 12 yield: 4 servings.
• 13 variation:.
• 14 i sometimes like to coat the tofu with cornstarch (after marinating) and fry the tofu until it gets crispy on the outside, then procede with recipe.