Salt And Pepper Tofu

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb extra firm tofu, drained
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 green onions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 with a sharp knife, cut tofu, lengthwise into thirds. place side-by-side on an absorbent towel and cover with an additional towel. place a heavy pot on top of the towels to get as much water out of the tofu as possible. if you can let it set like that for 20-30 minutes, great. if not, just get out as much water as you can.
• 2 cut tofu into 1" cubes.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine jalapeño, garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, sugar and five-spice powder. stir well and add tofu cubes. toss until tofu cubes are well coated on all sides.
• 4 in a large skillet, heat oil and add tofu (and spices). cook on medium-low heat, 8 minutes, turning cubes every 1-2 minutes. add green onions and cook an additional 2 minutes, until tofu is golden brown.