What can I make with Tofu?!
DH and I are trying to eat a little healthier. Trying to cut back a bit on red meat and Tofu looks like a good addition to our meal rotation.
Thanks
Answers: I just bought some firm Tofu. Can you suggest some simple main dishes or side dishes to make with it?
DH and I are trying to eat a little healthier. Trying to cut back a bit on red meat and Tofu looks like a good addition to our meal rotation.
Thanks
You can crumble and make stuff like burritos, tacos...or use it in spaghetti sauce...
You can bread it and make tofu Parmesan...
you can marinate it and bake in a what ever kind of sauce you like.
Sweet and sour tofu....fry cubed tofu, then you mix Vinegar, ketchup and brown sugar...(taste it...I don't measure...I go by taste) then add sauce to tofu and keep frying, it reduces and becomes sticky...awesome.
Peanut sauce....2 tbsp of peanut butter, 1/4 cup water and mix, then add about 1 tsp of tamari or soya sauce and mix (I add cayenne for spice) and fry tofu in sauce.
I like eating tofu with quinoa and rice...noodles, steamed veggies...garlics mashed potato's.
Good luck, tofu is very versatile, don't be afraid to experiment.
:)
hot and sour soup
Blackened Cajun Tofu:
1 lb. extra-firm tofu, drained, pressed, and sliced into four thin slices, then each piece sliced from left top corner to bottom right corner forming 8 long triangles
2 TBSP nutritional yeast (if you don't have access to this you can use flour instead but it won't taste exactly the same)
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 TBSP olive oil
Mix yeast, salt, pepper, chili powder, and cayenne pepper on a plate, set aside.
Preheat a pan over medium-high heat, add 1 TBSP oil and let heat for about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Take a slice of cut tofu and dredge in yeast-pepper mixture. Place 4 dredged tofu triangles in pan and brown on both sides, approximately 3-5 minutes on each side. Take blackened tofu off of pan and lay on paper towels to absorb excess oil. Add last 1 TBSP oil to pan and heat for 30 seconds-1 minute. Dredge the other 4 tofu triangles in yeast-pepper mixture and add to pan. Brown both sides and place on paper towels when done.
you can make a lot of stuff with tofu...messes...garbage....throw-up....p...
Press out as much of the liquid as you can, (wrapping it in a kitchen towel and stacking books on it for a couple of hours always worked for me!) marinate in soy sauce and ginger, then stir fry with some veggies and serve over rice.