Tofu?!?!?!?

Question

I've always wanted to cook some tofu and when ever I go in the supermarket I look at it and ask myself...... how are you suppost to cook tofu!?!?! If you know can you help me please!?!?

Answer 1

You can do a lot with it.

If you like smoothies, creamy soups, etc. you can put it in a blendor.

You can marinade it and grill it or bake it or fry it.

I like to deep fry mine (I know, deep frying = ) in peanut or olive oil.

You can boil it.

It's really up to you and what the recipe might call for.

First, I tried it at restaurants to see how they cooked it. Then I tried experimenting with it at home to see if I could get the same textures and flavors. Now, it's no biggy. Just..t.rial and error= )

Have fun- tofu is yummy.

Answer 2

If you don't mind, just 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.

Answer 3

I fry it in a pan with terraki sauce.  Good in stir fry.  You can put in smoothies.  It can be put in just about anything.

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

tofu takes on the flavors of what it is cooked with. try to by some extra firm tofu for stir fry, cook it in a skillet with oil with vegetables and use soy sauce or stir fry sauce to give it flavor. It rocks!!! Soft tofu is used in recipes where it would be mashed or blended, firm I have used in lasagnas so it has a consistency of like cottage cheese but softer. Extra firm is good for recipes where it would be baked or fried..whatever.  search tofu recipes and have fun with it!

Answer 6

Freeze it, baby!  That'll give it a better consistency.  I have tips in my profile.

I usually use recipes that call for pan-frying my tofu, and they typically work for me.  You can also marinate and grill it.  

Really, the possibilities are endless.  Check www.vegweb.com for recipes.

Answer 7

A lot of people like to grill it or make it crispy on the outside by frying it on a skillet.

Answer 8

Marinate it in your fav seasonings, then grill, fry, or bake it.

Answer 9

Tofu is very versatile it takes on the texture and flavor of whatever you decide to cook it with. You can smoke it and fry it, or boil it like it's done with Miso soup. Plenty of other ways I'm sure, but those are the only two ways I've had it.