breaded tofu dish

I have been wanting to try a breaded tofu dish and this one turned out great!  I took quite a few pics during the process of breading the tofu.  So, hopefully the pics will help and look easy as it really was to make.

I first started by slicing the tofu & pressing the water out.  Place the slices of tofu into a dish with a favorite marinade for at least an hour (it really is necessary to marinate for a while so the tofu will soak up as much flavor as possible!).  I used a simple orange-soy marinade.

orange-soy marinade:

1/4 c soy sauce
1/4 c orange juice
1 tbs canola oil
1 clove of garlic, minced

Next, set up a bowl with 1/2 c whole wheat flour, 1 tbs cornstarch, salt & pepper.  Dip each tofu slice into the flour mixture and place into a pan with a few tbs of canola oil.  Simmer on each side until beautifully golden brown.

While the tofu cooked, I roasted asparagus in the oven:

I placed the breaded tofu on a bed of asian noodles, the dipping sauce is soy sauce + bragg’s amino liquid + lemon juice.

This is such a beautiful dish.  I wish I had sesame oil, I keep forgetting to pick some up @ the grocery store.  I would drizzle the sesame oil over the tofu & noodles just as it is plated and ready to eat!