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Hi Reader,

I tested my marry me tofu three times before the sauce stopped drying out. Each time it looked right in the pan, then tightened to paste the moment the tofu went back in. The fix turned out to be smaller than I expected.

I needed to basically add a full can of coconut milk. Fried tofu drinks up liquid FAST, so a sauce that looked perfect before the tofu goes in, turned thick and pasty by the time it landed on the plate, which is why I stopped reducing earlier than felt right and folded the tofu in over low heat instead of simmering it down further.

The other half is the tear. Craggy torn edges crisp better than clean cubes and hold onto more sauce.

Tear and press the tofu tonight if you want the crispy version.

Swap in a drained can of chickpeas instead if you want it on the table faster, same sauce, no crisping step. Make marry me chickpeas instead.

Toodles,
Shruthi

P.S. Team tofu or team chickpeas? Reply and tell me which one wins in your kitchen.

Shruthi B. Makanju

Mom. Engineer. Vegetarian friend on your shoulder.

Will travel for good food; then bring it home for Tuesday dinner.

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