| PattiP
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I bought some tofu at the grocery store out of curiosity. Does anyone have a good tasty recipe for tofu? Maybe like a stri-fry. I'm anxious to see what all the fuss with tofu is about.
Thanks.
patti |
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Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:51 am |
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| Kelleylu
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| Tofu can be pretty blah!! I have been a vegetarian for years and I've eaten my fair share. Just use the tofu in place of meat in recipes that you already cook. For exampe stir fry, drain the water off the tofu and cube it into bite size pieces. Throw it in with the veggies when you are cooking them. It will take on the taste of whatever it is cooked with. Just be sure to use small pieces. If you use larger pieces the will just taste wet and chewy in the middle. Good Luck!! :D |
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Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:24 am |
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| Tubby Teacher
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Our family likes this so much we ate it before the idea of SBD came into our house.
Slice extra firm tofu and thoroughly dry the slices. Spray a pan with Pam and quick fry the tofu on a medium high heat. When the slices are golden brown, remove them from the heat and set them aside. Turn down the heat on the pan to low.
In the same pan, place thin sliced onions (we use one small onion but we like cooked onions), a tablespoon of sesame seed oil, a quarter of a teaspoon of sesame seeds, and one diced jalapeno. Cook until the onions are golden and the pan is dry (do not burn it, though) then add water (about 1/8 cup to 1/4 cup) to make a sauce. The browned onions create the sauce so the water amount depends upon how many onions you cooked. Toss in a quarter of a cup of diced jicama and a quarter of a cup of green pepper. Pour this over the tofu slices and serve it with steamed broccoli. |
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Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:39 am |
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| PattiP
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Thanks for the recipe. I'll give it a try!
I didn't realize that the TOFU would take on the flavor of whatever it was cooked in. Interesting.
Patti |
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Sat Jan 24, 2004 3:41 pm |
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| thinkingaboutit
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Because tofu takes on the taste of what you either soak it in or cook it with, it is very versitile.
You can slice it and pat dry or even slice and layer with paper towels and weight it down for 30 minutes to dry, then marinate in anything legal for whichever phase you're on. I like olive oil, soy sauce and a little sherry vinegar, or basalmic. You can eat the marinated tofu in a salad w/o cooking, or bake it at 350 for 1/2 hour (or less if it is getting too brown).
You can also make a kind of "turkey jerky" by slicing 1/4" thin, patting dry, marintating, and then baking on around 200-250 degrees, turning and basting with more marinade, until it gets leathery. This takes a few hours, but is great for traveling food.
My favorite is to just throw it in with steamed veggies, or sauteed veggies and season it heavily (soy, or salt, pepper, or red pepper, fresh ginger or garlic, herbs). It is light and as long as you season it well, tasty. |
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Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:46 pm |
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