Who has tofu recipes that aren't mushy?

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Who has tofu recipes that aren't mushy?

Answer 1

tofu is only mushy when its braised (cooked with moist heat) or scrambled or minced or something like that....

try marinading it and then grilling it....or pan sear it with spices on high heat....

marinades can include anything from soy sauce, lemon juice, miso, english mustard, garlic powder, grated ginger, italian dressing or even sour curd...

Answer 2

marinate a block in italian dressing and grill for 8 minutes

Answer 3

What i do is soak all the water out of, crumble it, and fry it in a pan with some olive oil and spices (pepper, oregano, etc.). You'll start to see the texture change as you cook it, it gets firmer, then i add a  little soy sauce and will just put it on whatever (chips, tortilla, etc.).

I just recently started cooking it and i think this is the best way to cook it, cause its more appetizing crumbled instead of cutting it into small cubes like i was originally doing. : ) good luck!

Answer 4

I just made up this recipe.  I use the tofu as a snack (you can dip in whatever you like, sour cream, etc), or put it in salads, rice or whatever you want.  I assure these are really good.  I urge you to try it.

1 250g(9oz) package of firm tofu (organic if you'd like)

1 tbsp soy sauce

2 tsp Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp each dry mustard, onion powder and garlic powder

feel free to add or remove whatever spices or herbs you like (I like cilantro)

olive oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cut the tofu in slices (about 1/4 inch thick)

Lay the slices on a flatish plate and pour the soy sauce over top to marinate for as long as you wish

Mix the herbs and spices together on a plate

Taking one piece of tofu at a time, press each side into the herb mixture and then place in an oiled backing dish, or on a cookie sheet

Bake for 45 min, flipping half way through until golden and crispy

Enjoy

Answer 5

Sorry tofu is not my thing.......Blessings Yahoo

Answer 6

Well, start out by realizing that there are different types of tofu: soft, silken, medium, firm, extra firm, etc. So you choose the type of tofu that's appropriate for what you want to have it come out as: for example, soft tofu, scrambled in a frying pan, resembles scrambled eggs. My personal favorite is extra-firm tofu, cut into about 1/2-inch thick slices, pan-fried on medium-high heat for a few minutes with a little onion-salt or garlic-salt or gomasio (Japanese sesame seed-salt) sprinkled onto it and fried for a few seconds just before pulling the tofu out of the frying pan.

And try what others have suggested: have little dishes with soy sauce in one, Italian dressing in another, peanut satay sauce in another, hot sauce, BBQ sauce, etc.

There is also a soy product from Indonesia called 'tempeh' that is a nice change from tofu. It's thicker, almost rubbery (in a good way) and stands up to frying quite nicely. Again, having a variety of sauces to dip it into makes for a more interest dining experience.

Soybean is called "the bean of a thousand flavors, having none of its own." So, experiment with various herbs and sauces: it will 'pick up' the flavors of whatever you cook with it.

Another thing to realize about soy is that although it's high in protein, it's an incomplete protein: it is very low in the amino acids 'cystine' and 'methionine.' That's why combining beans and grains at the same meal is called 'poor man's meat' because the 2 foods together complement each other protein-wise.

Finally, soy is often hard to digest, so I use a little Beano on my tongue before I eat beans, cauliflower, cabbage, etc.

Enjoy!

Answer 7

I like to marinate firm fofu in garlic and soy and then pat it dry and roll it in cornstarch before frying it the exterior gets crunchy and the interior has a nice texture. Do this in a separate pan since the moisture from veggies will turn the cornstarch onto sauce. You could use this technique with other marinades I just like the soy/garlic combo.

Answer 8

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http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Vegetarian-M...