Cooking tofu?

Question

what are good ways to season or marinate tofu?

me and my husband always just brown it in a pan first and then eat it as is or we let it sit for a couple of minutes in stir fry souce,

is there any other good ways to cook it?

what is your favorite way of cooking tofu?

Answer 1

You can cook it the way meat is normally cooked except cooking times are relatively shorter. It will absord the same taste as the marinade or  that of whatever is cooked with it.

bread soft tofy it pankuo (japanese breadcrumbs)deep fry and serve with sauce or condiment of choice.

Add medium firm or firm tofu to stir fried veggies

use as an meat for veggy curry

add to vegetable broth with other veggies for vegetarian soup.. add noodles if desired

add brown sugar syrup and/or fruit to soft/cream tofu for a dessert

etc etc..

Answer 2

It depends on my mood and what i feel like eating.  I like all steam, deep-fried (serves with chilli sauce or chilli in light soy sauce or peanut sauce or curry), no-cook, soup, stir-fry etc

If you don't mind, pop over to my veg. recipes blog, there is quite a number of tofu recipes - steamed, deep-fried, no-cook, braised, stir-fry etc : )

http://www.crystalbyblog.blogspot.com/

Click on the label : Tofu or Tofu II, it shows all my tofu recipes.

Seasoning - mushroom sauce, vegetarian oyster sauce, light and dark soy sauce, chinese five spice powder can be used.  Try agedashi tofu - a Japanese dish, it is nice.

Answer 3

I like to cook it in sweet n' sour sauce with tons of pineapple, green peppers, red peppers, onion, bok choy and anything else I can find to throw in there.

Answer 4

Tofu mania : add tofu to 120 of your favorite dishes / Brita Housez.



The tofu for health cookbook : recipes with style and taste / Wendy Sweetser.

Tofu cookery / by Louise Hagler



Tofu / Martha Elena Yamasaki López.



The book of tofu. Volume I : protein source of the future- now! / William Shurtleff & Akiko Aoyagi ; illustrated by Akiko Aoyagi.



366 healthful ways to cook tofu and other meat alternatives / Robin Robertson.

Answer 5

Put books on it (use the water-pack extra firm variety, not silken) in order to drain it for half an hour (you wrap it in paper towels and then put some books on top). Then freeze for at least 24 hours. When you thaw it'll be chewier and you can saute it in olive oil and use it in various dishes!