Tofu Mofo

I think it’s a good thing for any cook to be able to cook vegan if they need to -- whether or not they are themselves vegan -- because, well -- who knows who you’re going to want to cook for someday?  And your skills will be a lot sharper if you practice in advance. 

 

This here is chicken-fried tofu (no actual chickens were harmed -- “chicken-fried” just means ‘fried as if it were chicken”).  In this case, that means that tofu cutlets were dipped in tahini sauce—heavy on the garlic and lemon—then in panko bread crumbs, and pan-fried in peanut oil.  Topped with more tahini sauce and pickled ginger.  Piquant!