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I've decided to try some and bought some yesterday but don't know what to do with it.
I thought that googling something about it would be easy but most say to put it in stirfry or smoothies.
Isn't it something that can be eaten like cheese or does it need to be cooked with food?
Does anyone know of something tasty to do with it? I don't want it in a smoothie and I like veggies mostly alone.
Any recipes will be appreciated.
I like to slice mine and sprinkle with seasonings and bake, good in sandwiches. Just remember that it will taste like anything you add to it.
My daughter likes to chop it and add to salads for a good protein.
The most important thing to figure out is "what type of tofu did I buy?"
You'll notice that there are three basic "types" sold in most American grocery stores and they have different uses: silken (smooth and creamy--good in smoothies), soft (good for scrambling with or in place of eggs for instance) or firm, which can be used like meat.
When using "firm" tofu in place of "meat" I personally look for "Extra Firm" and then I freeze it. Freezing tofu gives it a nice chewy texture. I also drain it thoroughly by pressing between two plates weighted with a heavy (cook)book.
I then stir-fry, or bake, or add to noodle dishes to my hearts content!
My favorite tofu is nigari which is solid, not in water. It fries up extra crisp. The brand is Soy Deli.
I also like Mori-Nu boxed tofu to keep in our cabin unrefrigerated. If you combine in the blender Mori-Nu tofu chocolate pudding mix with Mori-Nu tofu it makes the best tofu chocolate mousse pudding!
Actually, draining a block of water-packed tofu, putting a heavy pan on it to press out water (like a cast iron pan), cutting it into slices & then frying in oil is one of the easiest first-try methods with tofu.
I've decided to try some and bought some yesterday but don't know what to do with it.
I thought that googling something about it would be easy but most say to put it in stirfry or smoothies.
Isn't it something that can be eaten like cheese or does it need to be cooked with food?
Does anyone know of something tasty to do with it? I don't want it in a smoothie and I like veggies mostly alone.
Any recipes will be appreciated.
Yes you can eat it like cheese, although most people don't like it plain like this. If you search under "cold tofu" in google images you can see it is served as a sliced block with sauce and garnish over it. I eat it this way once in a while with noodles.
However, I think pre-baked tofu (which is browned on the outside and generally pre-seasoned, not in water) is the easiest if you are new to it. Especially for stir-frys it's easy to use, just cut into blocks and mix with the stir-fry. For the already baked kind, you can just cut into pieces and steam or sautee it straight.
If you are using plain "white block" tofu, it's easier to use the firmer kind, and usually I cook just the tofu pieces and sauce and spices first to lightly brown them, then add the other ingredients of the stir fry. This lets the sauce/spices flavor the tofu. You can cook tofu as long as you want, as long as you don't burn it. If you don't want to mix it with veggies, I sometimes just cook it with mushrooms and keep it on high until it browns a little. Just keep it in a lot of sauce while cooking on high to prevent burning/sticking.
1/2 pound of tofu, drained and squeezed
1/3 yellow onion
2 garlic cloves
chopped fresh spinach
a bit of soy milk
bit of olive oil
spices....salt, pepper, basil etc.
I put all of the above in a blender and then mixed it in with al dente whole wheat rigatoni, sliced zucchini and red sauce.
I use my George Foreman grill (great for veggies), add some smoke flavoring and maybe some soy sauce, then eat it over veggies or a grain like couscous. Polenta also ROCKS when you make it like that, and then I top it off w/a SW corn mixture.
I have seen some awesome salad recipes for grilled tofu as well.
I just made chocolate-hazelnut mousse. It's made with tofu, cocoa, agave nectar, hazelnut oil, and a dash of sea salt. I've made the same thing and baked it in a crust for a delicious chocolate cream pie.
We saute tofu and use it in pad thai and other stir fries. We usually use the firm tofu because it gets nice and brown and chewy on the outside. Yum.
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