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The simmering of the tofu (I just used the Woolworths Macro Classic Tofu that you can pick up at any Woolworths store… because I’m often just plain lazy when it comes to acquiring tofu) was something I haven’t done before. It turns out that makes the outside of it more likely to keep its shape, which it rather did. Neat trick!<\/p>\n
Did I mention this was delicious? I wish there was more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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