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I am a new vegetarian..for a little over 2 months now. I have never tried tofu, but really want to. Does anyone have any suggestions for an easy good recipe to start out with first?
I love the baked tofu recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance! I've only tried the Asian variety but I'm sure the Italian one is good as well. It's posted somewhere on this forum, I will try to find it and post it here.
Here you go!
Asian Baked tofu:
1 pound extra-firm tofu, drained and pressed
1/2 c. mirin
3 Tbsp. tamari/shoyu
2 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. sesami oil
2 tsp. Asian chile sauce (I didn't have this but I subbed 1 tsp.each of paprika & chile powder)
A 1-in, chunk ginger, peeled and coursely chopped
2 cloves garlic, smashed
Italian Baked Tofu:
1 pound extra-firm tofu, drained and pressed
1/2 c. white cooking wine
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp. Braggs Liquid Aminos or tamari/shoyu
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, smashed
A big pinch each dried basic, marjoram, and thyme
Prepare the marinade:
Combine one of the above ingredient for marinade in a wide shallow bowl.
Baking the tofu:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut the tofu widthwise into eight equal pieces. Marinate for an hour, flipping after 30 minutes.\
Place the tofu on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Flip over and bake another 10 minutes. Place in the broiler for about 3 more minutes for extra chewiness.
Oh and also, I didn't have mirin so I used apple juice and it's super yummy!
You also need to try the scrambled tofu recipe from the book. Very quick and versitile. I had it this morning and it is delish! It was my first time making scrambled tofu and I am now a beliver. :)
Here's the link to the other thread with some more tofu recipes.
Thank you all so much. I am going to give these recipes a shot. I can't wait to try them!
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