yakiteri tofu

Teriyaki is now popular in US. How to cook teriyaki is to marinate fish or chicken in teriyaki marinade and saute. But Katsuyo Kobayashi(she published many cooking books in Japan)wrote in her book," when you cook teriyaki fish , I would recommend yakiteri. First saute fish and next put fish in to teriyaki marinade. It is easy, speedy and taste is good as teriyaki." So I adopted her way of cooking to make yakiteri tofu. As also she mentioned in her book,let's saute vegetable ( I sauteed green pepper and scallion ) at the same time for side. When I cook yakiteri tofu as my dinner, I usually save some slices for next day lunch to make sandwiches.

serves 2-3
ingredients:

14ounce soft tofu, drain 30minutes on a strainer

(marinade)
2 tablespoons shoyu
2 tablespoons mirin*
2 tablespoons sake or water
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1/4 teaspoon crashed garlic
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sesame oil

* if you do not have mirin, substitute 1.5tablespoons maple syrup plus 2teaspoons water for 2tablespoons mirin.

1 Combine all marinade ingredients and put into a plate.
2 Slice drained tofu into between 1/2 - 3/4 inches slices.
3 In a large skillet heat the oil and saute tofu slices 4-6 minutes or until lightly brown. Carefully turn the slices over and saute until light brown.
4 When both side of the tofu slices turn light brown, transfer immediately into the marinade and turn over several time to coat. Serve immediately or allow to marinate in the refrigerator over night is good too.