Five spice salt and pepper tofu

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Comedian Josh Thomas is known for his kooky sense of humour, but what you might not know is that he’s also a very accomplished, (surprisingly competitive!) home cook. Josh has just come back from living in North America, where he missed our Aussie cheese toasties and jaffles most. That’s why I kicked things off making a double cheese toastie inspired by my cheesemonger friend Anthony Femia – with plenty of alliums, and two different kinds of cheese! Josh also enjoys cooking with extraordinary or lesser-used ingredients, which is why he brought me prawn heads, and I showed him how to make prawn head oil. Buying prawns unpeeled is more cost-effective, because you’re not paying for the labour of shelling, but then don’t turf the heads and shells – they are packed full of flavour! I capped things off with a salt & pepper tofu dish, similar to one I used to love ordering at Lau’s Family Kitchen in St Kilda (we miss you, Lau’s!). If you’re a fan of salt & pepper squid, you’ll love this!

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