Tofu??

Cassea7

Hi,

I need to eat more protein. Can anyone tell me easy ways to prepare medium firm tofu. Greatly appreciated.
I have some here. Thanks

SpecialSundae

Slice it up, marinate in soy sauce, lemon juice and chilli, then stir fry with vegetables and noodles.

mmddwechanged

If you like curry make a tofu scramble. Tumeric, red chilli peppers, cayenne, a pinch of cumin, stirfry with garlic ginger and olive oil. It looks like scrambled eggs. It's good in a wrap with veggies:)

Or: wrap in towel to get extra moisture out (with something heavy on too) for about an hour. Thinly slice and fry. Then add a mixture of soy sauce and honey, garlic, ginger(optional) and stir fry with brocolli, onions or other veggies. Serve over couscous, quinoa or rice:)

Or just bled it with eggs to mak a quiche or frittata

Cassea7

Thanks...anyways for breakfast?

Cassea7

Ok I will blend it with eggs for breakfast!.:happy:

sally_jeffswife

Its good in an omelette with Taco meat

imchicbad

I'm eating tofu right now for breakfast lol.

2 cups shredded red cabbage
2 cups raw spinach
6oz tofu
2oz chopped beef chunks
3 teaspoons chunked veggie flake ( seasoning)
2oz chopped raw mushrooms

Sauté in a pan with water..... Add tofu last. Very yummy and low carb. Very clean eating.

redraidergirl2009

Tofu fries, cut up about half an inch to an inch thick, marinate in sauce of your choosing, bread with panko bread crumbs. Baked at 400 for 15 min on each side. Dip on siracha or hot mustard.

mmddwechanged

You could make scrambled tofu with onion powder , garlic powder, tumeric, red onion, green bell pepper, salt and pepper, olive oil, parsley. With toast

dimsumkitty

Braising it is really easy! Just simmer it in soy sauce and water/stock with some chillies/spices/minced meat/chopped mushrooms, and it's really tasty.

daniellealys

when i was vegan my favorite way to cook tofu was drizzle oil and cook in oven. I would cut it into small cubes. Thats it! It was crispy and tasted like I was eating somethign bad....but I wasnt

Cassea7

You are ALL AWESOME!!!!:bigsmile: love all the recipes! will try them all!

PaytraB

when i was vegan my favorite way to cook tofu was drizzle oil and cook in oven. I would cut it into small cubes. Thats it! It was crispy and tasted like I was eating somethign bad....but I wasnt

I like it baked in the oven, too. It adds a nice crispy texture. I cube it before baking so that each cube is crispier. Left-over cubes can be added to salads as well. They pick up the dressing nicely and taste good.

live2dream

This is the best recipe EVER. http://goodveg.squidoo.com/recipes/pepperoni-is-not-a-vegetable/bbq-tofu-with-pi neapple-coconut-rice

But works best with extra firm tofu (sprouted is best!) Make sure to freeze tofu, then thaw before cooking. It gives it a firmer texture.

daphne_m

Make tofu fajitas or tofu tacos. I used to do that a lot. For fajitas just cut tofu into long strips and for tacos, mash the tofu up until it's the consistency of minced beef.

BeeElMarvin

No. It's nasty.

bzmom

Vegan cupcake lasagna

Wonton wrappers
1 tbsp Olive oil
½ Chopped onion
1tbsp Minced garlic 1tbsp
2 (14.5 ounce) Stewed tomatoes cans
A little under ½ cup 2Tomato paste
¼ cup Chopped fresh basil
¼ cup Chopped parsley
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Ground pepper
Firm/med firm tofu 1lb
Frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained)
(Basil for Danish optional)

Make the sauce: In a large, heavy saucepan, over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Place the onions in the saucepan and saute them until they are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic; cook 5 minutes more.
Place the tomatoes, tomato paste, basil and parsley in the saucepan. Stir well, turn the heat to low and let the sauce simmer covered for 1 hour. Add the salt and pepper.

Place the tofu blocks in a large bowl. Add the garlic, basil and parsley. Add the salt and pepper, and mash all the ingredients together by squeezing pieces of tofu through your fingers. Mix well.

Now to put to gether in cupcake pans arrange:
little sauce first (optional I did it though)
Wonton wrapper
Tofu mix
Spinach
Sauce
(repeat 2nd time for each section if possible)

I did these for my brother for chrismas since he is vegan and he loved them! My fist time ever using tofu in a recipe

Cassea7

Vegan cupcake lasagna

Wonton wrappers
1 tbsp Olive oil
½ Chopped onion
1tbsp Minced garlic 1tbsp
2 (14.5 ounce) Stewed tomatoes cans
A little under ½ cup 2Tomato paste
¼ cup Chopped fresh basil
¼ cup Chopped parsley
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Ground pepper
Firm/med firm tofu 1lb
Frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained)
(Basil for Danish optional)

Make the sauce: In a large, heavy saucepan, over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Place the onions in the saucepan and saute them until they are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic; cook 5 minutes more.
Place the tomatoes, tomato paste, basil and parsley in the saucepan. Stir well, turn the heat to low and let the sauce simmer covered for 1 hour. Add the salt and pepper.

Place the tofu blocks in a large bowl. Add the garlic, basil and parsley. Add the salt and pepper, and mash all the ingredients together by squeezing pieces of tofu through your fingers. Mix well.

Now to put to gether in cupcake pans arrange:
little sauce first (optional I did it though)
Wonton wrapper
Tofu mix
Spinach
Sauce
(repeat 2nd time for each section if possible)

I did these for my brother for chrismas since he is vegan and he loved them! My fist time ever using tofu in a recipe

:happy: Thanks so much!

elizabethis

bump ---- always on the lookout for new vegetarian recipes. Thanks!

dacadoo

Roasted in oven. Marinate in low sodium soy, little olive oil and whatever spices you like. Cut into cubes and bake til crispy. Awesome on salads.

kiekie

Ooh, sounds yummy.

Bump!

SueGremlin

My favorite way to prepare it:

I freeze Nasoya blocks and thaw. That allows you to squeeze more water out of them.

Wrap in paper towel and squeeze out as much water as you can. Slice into about 8 slabs and lay on a baking sheet.

Pour marinade over them. Let sit for a minute, then flip slabs of tofu over to allow absorption of marinade. Place under broiler for 10 minutes or so, remove and flip tofu again, and broil until nice and brown.

Marinade:

1/2 cup OJ
Generous amount of ginger, fresh or paste
1 tb soy sauce
1 tb brown sugar

Optional: Garlic, mirin, rice wine vinegar.

MrsTheunissen

Bump for later..

shakedown576

tofu generally needs to be cubed & marinated otherwise it is tasteless. I marinade and saute it with veggies in stir fry or cook with a little chicken stock and prepare them like scrambled eggs.

NanaWubbie

Tofu is great....unless you are a kidney stone patient. Be warned!