Have to cook dinner?!
Have to cook dinner?
My family wants to try the food i eat
they want me to make them a tofu dish the thing is i have only made tofu a few times and it ended in disaster? Give me fool proof tofu dishes that are easy and delicious
thanks
ohhh and i really want to impress them Additional Details
1 day ago
Skully: i am not making a meat dish
not eating meat for one day will not kill them.
Answers: 1 day ago
Skully: i am not making a meat dish
not eating meat for one day will not kill them. this one says it will work
have a nice dinner
Mango Ginger Tofu
You can prepare this in several ways, it is fabulous as a grilling marinade. Here I give you conventional oven instructions. It's tropical, warm, a little spicy and a little sweet. The marinade will fill your kitchen with the most amazing scent while the tofu is cooking. This amount will feed 4 to 6 if accompanied by some jasmine rice.
Mango Ginger Tofu
prep time: 1 hour | cooking time: 35 minutes | makes 4 - 6 servings
You can prepare this in several ways, it is fabulous as a grilling marinade. Here I give you conventional oven instructions. It's tropical, warm, a little spicy and a little sweet. The marinade will fill your kitchen with the most amazing scent while the tofu is cooking. This amount will feed 4 to 6 if accompanied by some jasmine rice.
Equipment:
2 9x13 baking pans or 1 huge baking pan
a blender
medium sauce pot with a cover that fits
Ingredients
For the marinade:
3 cloves garlic
1 jalepeno, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup fresh ginger, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons peanut oil or veg oil
2 large mangos, roughly chopped (note: you will need one more mango when cooking the tofu, see below)
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 cup white cooking wine (or vegetable broth)
fresh black pepper to taste
dash of salt
1/4 teaspoon allspice
2 tablespoon rice vinegar (use apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar if you dont have rice)
juice of two limes
1 cup orange juice
Ingredients for the tofu
2 blocks tofu extra firm tofu, drained and pressed
1 mango, sliced in long thin slices
1 red pepper, seeded and cut in long thin slices
Directions
Make the marinade
In a medium sauce pan, heat the oil, add garlic, ginger and jalepeno, saute on medium heat 7 minutes, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add 2 chopped mangos and saute 5 minutes
Add pure maple syrup and wine, cover and simmer 35 minutes; Uncover and simmer 5 more minutes.
Add orange juice, vinegar, lime, black pepper, allspice and salt; Add mixture to blender, puree until smooth.
Prepare the tofu
Cut tofu blocks into 8 slabs each. Place tofu in marinade in a sealable plastic bag or tupperware. Marinate in the fridge for an hour and up to overnight.
Preheat oven to 375
Reserve about half of the marinate. Lay marinated tofu in a single layer in baking pan. Cook for 20 minutes. Flip tofu over and add more marinade. Dredge peppers and sliced mangos in marinade and add them to pan. Cook another 15 minutes.
Heat up remaining marinade in a sauce pan and put in a bowl on the table (or floor, where ever you're eating) so guests (or room mates, or who ever is eating) can pour it over the tofu. Serve over jasmine rice, with a steamed vegetable, such as aspararus or broccoli. Make a teriaki stir fry, veggies, rice and tofu. Start by marinating bite size pieces of tofu in the teriaki sauce, then bake at 350 for about 12 minutes. Saute the veggies in a little oil add the tofu at the end and toss witht he gveggies. serve over rice I HAVE MADE A TOFU PARMESAIN , I HAVE TAKEN FIRM TOFU,SLICED, FRIED IN A LITTLE OLIVE OIL TILL GOLDEN BROWN, SAUTE GARLIC AND ONION,THEN I HAVE TAKE CRUSHED TOMATO'S FROM CAN AND ADD TOMATOS LET COOK SIMMER FOR 5 MINUTES SALT,PEPPER,ADD SOME SAUCE TO BAKING DISH,THEN LAYER WITH TOFU,ADD TOFU CHEESE, AND SOME SAUCE, TOP WITH A LITTLE FRESH BASIL AND SIMMER TILL MELTED,MAKE BUCKWHEAT NOODLES AND SAUTE A LITTLE GARLIC, OLIVE OIL AND A LITTLE RED PEPPER FLAKES,TOSS LIGHTLY WITH NOODLES AND ADD TOFU, OF COURSE MAKE A MIXED GREEN SALAD,AND ADD CRUSTY BREAD,NAMASTE FRIED TOFU
2 blocks tofu
3/4 c. tapioca starch
Oil for deep-frying
Salt to taste
Hoisin sauce
Coriander or chopped green onions for garnish
Cut tofu into blocks 1 x 1 x 2 inches. Dredge each piece into tapioca starch until all surfaces are covered thoroughly. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes. Deep-fry 3 to 4 minutes at high heat until each piece is about 3/4 done. Remove and drain on a rack or paper toweling. Just before serving, repeat dredging and deep-frying steps, only frying the pieces until golden brown and crispy. Salt lightly. Slit each piece lengthwise and put Hoisin sauce into each slit to taste. Garnish with coriander or green onions and serve There is a dish called the lasagna with out the meat. Impress them by with your considerateness ---have a meat dish as a backup. Call me when its ready. I'll be asleep on your couch.