Tofu Steaks with shoyu butter spinach

Alrighty my dear furs, here’s my first low carb this momma kitty tried! The family LOVED it. It’s a bit on the salty side, so if you are watching your sodium intake, make sure you use unsalted butter and low sodium soy sauce. I would call this an intermediate level recipe, because it takes 1hour 30-45 minutes (1 hours is letting the tofu sit). I tripled the recipe below for my family, so if you are just making this for one, it won’t take nearly that long.

1 person serving

Ingredients

1/2 block of Tofu 150g (the dense type, not the super soft type)
4-6 thin strips of Pork belly (same cut as bacon, but fresh, not cured. you can use bacon instead, just make sure it’s low sodium and not flavored)
Salt and pepper to taste
Starch for dusting (corn or potatoe)
1-2 TBSP olive oil for sautéing
2 cups of fresh spinach
30g of butter (about 1/4 or a stick)
1 TBSP of soy sauce

Directions

first take the tofu and drain it. Then get two plates, if you have a sieve or a sushi mat that will help drain it easier. Place the sieve/sushi mat on one plate. Wrap the tofu in cheese cloth or paper towels then place it on the sieve. Take the other plate upside down, place it on top the tofu, then take something a little bit heavy, like a thermos full of water, and place that on top of the upside down plate. Let sit for 50 minutes to an hour. This makes the tofu denser, and easier to cook with and handle.

When it’s finishes, throw out the drained water, take the tofu out and cut them into about 1/4th inch pieces.
Wrap each piece in a pork belly strip. Now this can be a little tricky because the tofu is still tender and can break. I found lying the pork belly strips dow near the tofu and then rolling it gently on the board worked much better than trying to pick them up and rolling them in the air.

Once all the tofu strips are rolled, salt and pepper both sides. Then dust both sides or get a small bowl of starch to gently tap them in.

Take your spinach, wash, drain, and if they are full spinach heads, cut off the very bottoms and discard or use if you like the texture. Then chop long ways into 1 inch pieces. Set aside.

Heat up your Pan to medium heat, add olive oil. Then brown the tofu strips on both sides. Once they have a nice browned look and the pork belly if fully cooked, move them to a plate, and cover to keep the heat in.

Turn down the heat to low, then add the butter and the soy sauce. Stir until butter is melted and soy sauce and butter are well incorporated. Add the spinach to this, stir until the spinach wilts, then turn of the heat.

Place the spinach next to the tofu steaks, and use the remaining sauce to drizzle over the whole thing.

ENJOY!!