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Tofu Virgin
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by Kindone
on November 4, 2009
I love the tofu I get in Pad Thai, and in Miso soup, but am not sure what kind to buy and how best to prepare? Ideas, reccomendations?
If you want to cook it, then the extra firm tofu is the best. Trader Joe's has a nice one but I like the asian markets that sell fresh tofu (and you can watch they make it).
Baked tofu is absolutely delicious and here is a recipe for it:
http://www.fatfreevegan.com/soy/baked.shtml
If you put it in miso soup, you can just dice it and drop it in.
freeze it and then, after it's defrosted, it's much chewier after cooking. always remember to press the water out. do this with cloths, paper towels, what-have-you, and anything heavy placed on top. i love sauteed/pan-fried tofu and add it to anything i'm cooking. mash it up and make it into fritters with other veggies and seasonings.
you'll love it since it goes with ANYTHING.
Oh Nic, do go on - fritter "recipe" pleeeeaaase! :D What do you use as a binder, do you roll them in crumbs or nutritional yeast...etc...
Asian Tofu Cakes are divine. I use egg replac-r instead of the egg whites and as a binder in most recipes, if I need it at all. Dice tofu up, marinate in a soy mixture or a homemade peanut sauce or anything else and then fry 'em up.
Lastly - kebabs!!! Again, homemade or store-bought marinade depending on your tastes and time constraints, mushrooms, peppers & tomatoes (nightshades, i know but...), squash, etc.
Soft Tofu, olive oil, salt & pepper, thyme, lemon juice = "ricotta cheese" in lasagna!
Bless you, my child - LOL...omg this stuff all sounds soooo freakin' delish, thank you!
tee hee. just last night i sliced up tofu, drizzled it with olive oil, salt & pepper, soy sauce, baked it around 400 for about 30mins and .... YUM!
please let us know what comes out of your kitchen
Thanks verra much, Nic, I so appreciate all these cool ideas! I will indeed share what goes down w/ all this in the kitch - hopefully there'll be some cool ideas of m'own down the road a bit! :-D
A really good book for Tofu is '101 Things to Do With Tofu' by Donna Kelly. You can probably find one used on Amazon for under $4.
Leena, that's my fav baked tofu recipe, too!
I prefer to freeze my tofu than thaw it. It's gives it less of an "eggy" texture and more of a chewy texture.
I used to HATE tofu with a fiery passion because I never made it properly. Keep trying, hopefully you'll find recipes that work for you.
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