Ok I'm going to post my only other unique invented recipe. I'm quite proud of this dish because it is so unusual.
Mouser's Cheese-Fried Tofu with Vegetables:Makes 1 serving. The interesting trick with this dish is that the cheese basically fries the tofu in the bowl. But it does mean you have to be fairly careful with the cooking times in the first stages because there is only a small window where the tofu is perfectly fried.
- Begin with 1 cup tofu, pressed dry and cut into half-inch cubes and place in microwave-safe bowl.
- Coat tofu cubes with soysauce (i premix my soy sauce with wasabi paste but this is not critical).
- Add 1/2 to 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese and toss with tofu.
- Cover and microwave for about 3 minutes.
- Remove from microwave and cut up the tofu-cheese if it is starting to bind together.
- Re-microwave again for about 1 minute.
- At this point you should have a lot of oil in your bowl which has separated from the cheese, and the tofu should have become somewhat crispy and chewy and dense. This is the key -- if its too crunchy then you need to microwave for less time; if it's not crispy at all then you haven't microwaved it enough.
- Pour off the excess oil.
- Now add 1-2 cups of frozen (or fresh if you prefer) vegetables; i make my own mixtures of frozen vegetables with brocolli, cauliflower, carrots, zuchini, squash, corn, etc.
- Toss with a bit more soy sauce.
- Cover and microwave until vegetables are cooked -- should be about 4.5 minutes.
Note 1: A huge surprise to me was that i always hated cauliflower but love it in this dish.
Note 2: The quantities may have to be tweaked since I don't track quantities very accurately.
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