Chili and Basil Tofu

Thanks S for giving my this recipe. It's such a simple and semi healthy (?) dish to make.

This was my first time making this and I made the mistake of over frying (pan fried) the tofu. I could be wrong but I think if you cook your tofu too much, it will not be able to absorb the seasoning/sauce mix as well.The next time made this, I cooked it so that the tofu was just a tad brown on both sides and I felt like the tofu absorb my soy sauce/fish sauce mix much better.