It smells like a spice market, looks like a rainbow, and tastes like a tropical vacation. It's very rare that I repeat a recipe, but this is one of those rare gems that keeps showing up on my plate. Why? Well, it's one of the yummiest, most interesting things I've eaten in a good long while. Here's how it goes:
THE TOFU:
~1 lb. firm/extra-firm plain old boring tofu turned into cubes
~Medium jar of spicy jalapeno jelly (lovely Miss Giraffe made this one)
~A hefty chunk of fresh ginger
~Whole head of smelly garlic
~As much lemongrass as you manage to steal from your friends (like maybe a tablespoon)
~Salt and pepper and whatnot
Chop up all the tasty junk and put it in the jelly. If the jelly isn't liquidy, add some hot water until it is. Let your happy little tofus marinate there for a long, long time. Like three days. Or an hour. Or whenever. You might want to stick it in the fridge. Then when you get bored of watching the tofu, heat up a big frying pan. Put a dot of coconut oil (or whatever else ya got) into the pan, and then throw in the tofu and marinade and all that. If you keep stirring the tofu, eventually the water will evaporate away leaving this gorgeous, caramelized layer over the tofu and these candied little garlic-ginger clusters. Just be sure not to burn it all because that would be tragic!
THE FIESTA:
~Big bundle of baby bok choi
~2 red peppers
~A few ripe mangos
~Coconut oil
~Maybe some salt, maybe not
Unless you have an awfully large mouth, chop everything into small pieces (1cm chunks for the peppers, 2cm chunks for the mangos, whatever for the bok choi). Take another hot frying pan with another dollop of coconut oil. This makes for a really fabulous, tropical fragrance. Put your peppers in first. They take the longest to cook. When they start to get a little bit softened, toss the bok choi into the party until just wilted. Lastly, mango that sh*t. Really, all it needs is to get a little warm. Overcooking will cause mango-soup (recipe for another day?).
THE WHOLE SHEBANG:
Put the veggie fiesta on a plate. Put the glorious tofu chunks on top. Eat it with chopsticks or a spork or your hands and a bunch of good friends. If you're skeptical as to whether or not this is a full meal, some coconut rice (look it up) would be a rockin' addition. Enjoy!
P.S. The following things are really good on top: Sesame seeds, hot oil, sesame oil, smiles, etc.
THE TOFU:
~1 lb. firm/extra-firm plain old boring tofu turned into cubes
~Medium jar of spicy jalapeno jelly (lovely Miss Giraffe made this one)
~A hefty chunk of fresh ginger
~Whole head of smelly garlic
~As much lemongrass as you manage to steal from your friends (like maybe a tablespoon)
~Salt and pepper and whatnot
Chop up all the tasty junk and put it in the jelly. If the jelly isn't liquidy, add some hot water until it is. Let your happy little tofus marinate there for a long, long time. Like three days. Or an hour. Or whenever. You might want to stick it in the fridge. Then when you get bored of watching the tofu, heat up a big frying pan. Put a dot of coconut oil (or whatever else ya got) into the pan, and then throw in the tofu and marinade and all that. If you keep stirring the tofu, eventually the water will evaporate away leaving this gorgeous, caramelized layer over the tofu and these candied little garlic-ginger clusters. Just be sure not to burn it all because that would be tragic!
THE FIESTA:
~Big bundle of baby bok choi
~2 red peppers
~A few ripe mangos
~Coconut oil
~Maybe some salt, maybe not
Unless you have an awfully large mouth, chop everything into small pieces (1cm chunks for the peppers, 2cm chunks for the mangos, whatever for the bok choi). Take another hot frying pan with another dollop of coconut oil. This makes for a really fabulous, tropical fragrance. Put your peppers in first. They take the longest to cook. When they start to get a little bit softened, toss the bok choi into the party until just wilted. Lastly, mango that sh*t. Really, all it needs is to get a little warm. Overcooking will cause mango-soup (recipe for another day?).
THE WHOLE SHEBANG:
Put the veggie fiesta on a plate. Put the glorious tofu chunks on top. Eat it with chopsticks or a spork or your hands and a bunch of good friends. If you're skeptical as to whether or not this is a full meal, some coconut rice (look it up) would be a rockin' addition. Enjoy!
P.S. The following things are really good on top: Sesame seeds, hot oil, sesame oil, smiles, etc.
THIS IS THE BEST EVER
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