This recipe is equally delicious with chicken, seafood (I’ve used scallops, shrimp and fish fillets), or tofu. If you’re using chicken, my favorite is Eberly’s because of the flavor. If using tofu, The Bridge is nice and firm. When using another tofu, the extra-firm Nasoya, for instance, take it out of the package, put it next to the sink and put a cast iron skillet on top for about an hour to press out some of the water.
You get to use saffron, which is the most expensive spice in the world because it is harvested by hand with tweezers for a yield of two threads per plant! It does impart an indefinable something wonderful. Of course you can substitute a pinch of turmeric, which is called “poor man’s saffron.”
