Savory Tofu

I know you what you're all thinking.  You read the title and  your first thought was, "Gross. Tofu is horrible!"  But, there are many great things about tofu.  You may have to play with your recipe some to get it the way you like, but I promise you can find a way.

Ingredients:

• Extra firm tofu, drained well and cubed (hint: you can even drain and freeze. Just thaw out when ready to use and the tofu will be a tad more firm)
• 2 cloves fresh garlic
• Crushed red pepper
• Asparagus, cut in to 1/4 inch pieces
• Broccoli, cut in to small pieces 
• Olive oil
• 2 pinches garam masala 
• 2 pinches yellow curry powder 
• Chardonnay (1/4 cup for cooking, the rest for drinking)
• Brown rice or Quinoa, cooked in vegetable broth

Directions:

1. Drain and cube tofu
2. Lightly steam vegetables in vegetable broth. Careful not to over steam because they will cook more in the frying pan. 
3. Put tofu in frying pan on medium heat for 1-2 minutes to draw out excess moisture 
4. Drizzle olive oil and toss to coat
5. Pan fry until outside is browned and firm, adding crushed red pepper, garam masala and curry about halfway through
6. Add vegetables to frying pan with tofu
7. Add garlic and cook for another 3-4 minutes
8. Add Chardonnay, toss, and cook for about a minute
9. Serve over brown rice or quinoa