The final of the three dishes that are just tofu with Asian sauce on a bed of rice. This is one is the best, though! This is one of my favorite dishes. I've been playing around with the tofu recently and I think there's a better tasting and healthier way to cook it. (I'll cover that in a future post) I've made this several times since this picture was taken and I'm using fresh ginger now. I think it makes for fuller flavors.
The recipe comes from here: http://uncletykiesfoodblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/general-tsos-tofu.html. I double the amount of chili garlic sauce in the sauce, though, because I like the added heat.
After frying the tofu, I stir fry some veggies (in this picture green peppers, broccoli, snow peas and bean sprouts), then add the tofu and the sauce. The veggies are good for you and they make the dish more interesting! I especially love broccoli in Asian dishes. I make more sauce than the recipe calls because I'm adding veggies. I garnish with green onions and sesame seeds because they're tasty and look cool.
This picture is from when I went to my parents' house for the weekend and I cooked dinner for my family. The food was well received by my mom, sister and niece. Except, they thought it was a little too hot. (I significantly reduced the amount of chili garlic sauce, but whatever) My dad will not touch tofu, but he ate the veggies. I stir fried the veggies and tofu separately because I figured that this would happen. I'm not sure if my sister's fiancee ate any tofu.
I think this dish would be well received by most omnivores, as long as they don't have a preexisting attitude about tofu. I buy my tofu for $1.50 a block at Whole Foods, so this is a pretty cheap meal to throw together. One recipe serves 2 people in my opinion. The leftovers are really good, too.
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