tub-o-spice tofu.

so, upon recommendation of my mother to mix my super spicy korean spicy paste with something to make it edible... i did!
tofu!
better yet, i mixed it with thing that will help have it not set your mouth ablaze.
please, hold your applause til the end.
super spicy kathrine tofu. or at least i attempted to make it not be super spicy kathrine tofu.
i got an excellent crust brown on my tofu. i pressed it (as per brother) and cut it into cubes. i let it sit in a medium pan for 45 minutes, constantly tossing.
(i pulled some pieces aside for a tofu parm -- later this week, darlings.)
once my pieces were good n' brown, i added my super-hopefully-not-so-spicy mix. i added maybe a tablespoon of super hot korean chili paste, half a tablespoon of garlic, two tablespoons of soy sauce, ginger, a tablespoon of tomato paste, & two tablespoons of light brown sugar.
i dumped my potentially-not-hot-sauce over my tofu, and as soon as it started to cook down, i poured in about a half a cup of ff vegetable broth.
tofu looks tasty, is sweet and garlicky, but has that super hot chili paste kick at the end.
not for the weak of heart.
enjoy!
...just not too much at once.

tofu - three ways

#1. garlic, ginger, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce.
#2. satay sauce.
#3. puree of green onions & chicken broth. i marinated the tofu in it, and then added some splenda after the tofu browned.

the green onion puree was a little.... strong. way too oniony. i would've repelled people with my awful onion breath. the sugar cut that rotten onion taste and made it milder.

real ginger beer!

*drool*
i love this beer.
it's so... summery!

left hand's ju ju ginger is by far the best summer beer i've had. that i can remember. right now.
it's light, it's refreshing, and it's gingery! some beers are brewed with ginger and you can hardly taste them, but this beer is the love child of a light beer and a ginger ale.
it's hard to find in these parts, and summer is by far the easiest time to find it.

perfect on the beach or by the pool, it's the best beer to drink out in the sun.
in fact, i'm drinking one right now!

jealous?

tofu revival!

this (mildly) skinny girl can only eat so much tofu glazed in pineapple juice & recaito / sweet chili sauce / tso.
so, today, i picked myself up and said,
"bitch, start cooking better!"
to think, that's all it took to get me motivated!
so, here we have...
tofu, which i've recently starting cubing. yeah, i like to mix it up. i think it's going to make me eat more in a sitting, so i will have to exercise some type of self-control! (faints!)
here we have tofu (cubed) thrown in a scalding hot pot with sesame oil, garlic, and ginger. after the tofu browned on most sides, i threw in about a tablespoon of soy sauce, let it cook up, then it was done.
yum-town!
clearly, i'd get bored with one type of tofu, so, considering my love of pineapple juice... we have... cubed tofu, thrown in a screaming hot pan with a tiny bit of olive oil, browned/blackened on most sides, then an improvisational mix of pineapple juice / garlic hot sauce.
for all you meat-eaters out there, yes! this would taste awesome on chicken, shrimp, wings, etc.

to think, all it took was a little yell-at-yourself to get the food revolution restarted!
awesome!