Food Friday: Hunger Mountain Garlic Ginger Tofu

Several years ago Sister V and I went on a road trip...maybe for genealogy, maybe for something else.  We ended up at the Hunger Mountain Coop in Montpelier, Vermont around lunch time.  We ordered their Garlic Ginger Tofu and fell in love.  It was so good.

This past week I found the recipe and tried making it.  Despite the fact that I botched it, the tofu was still good.  I say this unreservedly because Dear One kept picking at his bowl of tofu until it was gone!

Hunger Mountain Coop Sesame Ginger Tofu (though there is no sesame in the recipe for some reason...)

2 pounds tofu

4 Tablespoons tamari

5 teaspoons sunflower oil

1/3 cup “tofu spice”

Tofu Spice

3 teaspoons ground ginger

3 teaspoons ground garlic

½ cup nutritional yeast

Cut tofu into cubes and mix in the tamari, sunflower oil, and tofu spice.  Let marinate in refrigerator overnight.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven and flip over.  Bake 15 more minutes.

This is the recipe.  Sadly, I failed to follow the recipe. I will make it again soon and actually follow the recipe.

What I did:  I doubled all the ingredients except the tofu.  And here is where I went wrong.  I doubled the tofu spice but I used it all instead of only 1/3 cup.  I did not have tamari but used Braggs Liquid Aminos.  Also, I roasted the tofu for 30 minutes, then did not like what I saw, flipped most of it over, and roasted another 30 minutes.  It really was good, though, as Dear One said, it had too much covering.

Also, I did use a Silpat knock-off on the pan.  Makes clean-up so much easier.

On the subject of Silpat:  I just learned when we were at my sister's house that you actually CAN use soap (I used Dawn) to clean your Silpat!  For the first time in years it is actually not greasy feeling. I do not know where I got the idea you can't wash them with soap (t was probably the same people who said you can't use coarse salt to scrub cast iron pans.  I do that also, when I am in the mood for it or think it is needed), but now I do.

I am so much happier with non-greasy Silpat.