Tofu Steak

A couple of weeks ago, I saw a video on facebook shared by one of my vegan friends. It was showing how a cow reacted prior to her being slaughtered. The details are stuck in my head and whenever I rember it, it stirs so much emotions in my heart. I don't really have plans on going vegan all the way through but right now, I can't stomach any kind of meat. I can't even look at the meat section of the grocery. So right now, I am going vegetarian.

As a result, I have only eaten tofu, veggies, and fish for the past two or three weeks. It's actually showing some positive effects. It helps me lose excess weight easier while I learn a lot of new recipe for tofu and fish. And for today's lunch, I made tofu steak. It's a version of bistek tagalog but I used tofu instead of beef. :D

This was actually very easy to prepare. All you need is some 4 pcs of tofu, egg plant, chopped onions, garlic, soy sauce, calamansi, sugar, water, and pepper.

To start, deep fry tofu until they are golden brown. While that's cooking, start juicingnthe calamansi. You'll need maybe 10 pcs. I love spur food so I used a lot of calamansi. :) You may also go ahead and start chopping the egg plant, onion, and garlic.

Once the tofu has been fried, slice them into small cubes or slices. Whichever way you want it. As long as they're not too tiny.

On a separate pan, sautee onion and garlic. Set aside a few onions for later. Go ahead and add the sliced tofu. Add about 1 cup of soy sauce, the calamansi juice and about half a cup of water. Mix thoroughly. Add sugar. Then add the egg plant.

Simmer for a few minutes just until the eggplant is cooked. And it's ready to be served.