Day 120 -- How Do I Hate Tofu? Let Me Count The Ways.

I buy it with the best of intentions.  Tofu.  As a vegan, I'm supposed to eat it.  Yet, there it sits, in the back of the fridge, well on its way to spoiling.  The use-by date is today, so whether I want to or not, I'm going to have to use this damn tofu in a dish.  But what to make?

Yes, even that photo looks boring to me.  Oh, and before I go on, can I just say that it would be very helpful if the tofu manufacturers would make a smaller container of tofu.  The most I ever use in a recipe is a half a block and the other half just rots in the refrigerator.  And man, when it rots, it really stinks up the joint.  Yet another reason why I resist even buying tofu.  All right, rant over.  Now, I think I need to find a recipe or the tofu will end up in the garbage.

I have a package of shitake mushrooms that need to be used and some red bell peppers and a red onion.  I feel an Asian dish coming on here.  Oh, and I'll add some edamame so I get a legume in my meal -- in case I don't eat the tofu.  I have some brown rice noodles that will be good with the dish.  But how to cook the tofu?

My sister gave me a recipe for teriyaki tofu, which uses slices of tofu, dredged in cornstarch and fried until brown.  While frying it, it's basted with a teriyaki sauce.  I think I'm going to go with that and then stir-fry my veggies and make a spicy sauce.

I am not excited.   But I keep hoping that I'll learn to like tofu if I just keep trying to eat it.  Maybe this time?

ETA:  I labelled this Good Eats, but I was being sarcastic.

ETA More:  All right. Maybe tofu isn't that bad.  Dredged in cornstarch and fried until brown, then braised in 1/4 cup cooking sherry, 3 T. soy sauce and 1 1/2 T. brown sugar?  It was pretty yummy when served with stir fried veggies and brown rice.  But it did take frying it until it was crispy to get some decent texture.