Teriyaki Tofu

There is a Teriyaki restaurant down the street from our house that has the best tofu noodle dish. I love that dish but I try not to eat out very often. I like to know exactly what is going into my food and you can't always be sure in restaurants. So I came up with my own Teriyaki Tofu dish.








Teriyaki Tofu

1 block extra firm tofu (sometimes I use firm tofu)
teriyaki sauce
2 tbls oil ( this time I used corn oil)
green onions
4 cloves of garlic
1 zucchini
mushrooms
1 package of frozen veg stir fry
1 package of ramen noodles (I don't use the flavor pack in this dish)
black pepper

The trick with tofu packaged in water is to press the tofu to get as much water out as you can. The more water you get out the more it will soak up the flavors of what you're cooking it with. I cut the tofu into 3rds and lay them on a plate covered with a dish towel (you can also use paper towels)

Cover them with another dish towel and place a plate on top.

Then add weight by placing things on the top plate. ( this time I used my spice rack)
I pressed the tofu for about 30 mins while I did the dishes. Next I cut the tofu into cubes and marinated them in teriyaki sauce for about an hour. You don't have to worry about covering the tofu in liquid. The tofu acts like a sponge so a little goes a long way. I just drizzled the sauce over the tofu covered it and put it in the fridge.

Heat oil add tofu and sear.

next add veggies:

First I did the garlic and onions

Then mushrooms and zucchini

Then frozen veg

For seasoning I just added some black pepper. There is enough sodium in the teriyaki sauce you shouldn't need any extra salt.

Cook noodles, plate and enjoy!

Yum!