A Simple, Excellent Weeknight Salt and Pepper Tofu

Tofu, tofu, tofu.  How you have come back into favor, especially via quick recipes suited for a work night.  My latest attempt – Milk Street's Salt and Pepper Tofu.  This recipe required a cornstarch and five spice coating on the tofu, to get a nice crisp texture, and then a simple tossing with the recipe flavorings.

This recipe is so good that even with my multiple modifications, due to my limited pantry, it turned out wonderfully. 

I halved the recipe; eyeballed the cornstarch, black pepper, and five spice measurements; and substituted garlic powder and crushed red pepper for the fresh garlic and chiles.  I also pressed the cut block of firm tofu for more than an hour, with a change of paper towels, for a fairly dry tofu pre-cornstarch.

Yum!  A perfect weeknight meal with savory, spicy, tangy, and lightly sweet elements.