Let’s talk tofu

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These sound great! I wish I could eat it, unfortunately it causes inflammation and migraines.

For who? You specifically? Tofu is generally regarded as anti- inflammatory and there’s nothing in it that would inherently cause migraines.

Are you a shill for the beef lobby or something like that?

[Anonymous]

I love tofu salad (squeeze out water from firm tofu, crumble and mix with chopped herbs, finely chopped tomato, veganaise, seasoning of your preference) and tofu scramble (scramble firm tofu with a spoonful of water and cornstarch slurry, veggies, nutritional yeast, seasoning).

[Anonymous]

I came here to say I hate tofu.
Here I said it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I came here to say I hate tofu.
Here I said it.

You've never had it prepared well.

[Anonymous]

OP here - I issue wanted to thank everyone! Some great ideas here that I’ve tried already, and I had kind of forgotten I had World Vegetarian in my cookbook library!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These sound great! I wish I could eat it, unfortunately it causes inflammation and migraines.

For who? You specifically? Tofu is generally regarded as anti- inflammatory and there’s nothing in it that would inherently cause migraines.

Are you a shill for the beef lobby or something like that?

I don’t eat beef. Tell my body tofu is supposed to be anti- inflammatory. Soy is a known cause of migraines - like some other legumes and nuts.

You are blessed if your reactions are different.

[Anonymous]

This recipe is easy and the cornstarch makes it crispy. I also have a tofu press I got online and squeeze the water out for 15 minutes.

https://cookieandkate.com/how-to-make-crispy-baked-tofu/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These sound great! I wish I could eat it, unfortunately it causes inflammation and migraines.

For who? You specifically? Tofu is generally regarded as anti- inflammatory and there’s nothing in it that would inherently cause migraines.

Are you a shill for the beef lobby or something like that?

I don’t eat beef. Tell my body tofu is supposed to be anti- inflammatory. Soy is a known cause of migraines - like some other legumes and nuts.

You are blessed if your reactions are different.

Thank you so much for your contribution to the thread!

[Anonymous]

I shred it on a large grater. Mix with a marinade (soy sauce, worstershire, sesame oil, garlic, cumin etc). And lay out on a lined sheet and bake. It's gets crumbly like bacon bits. Serve over salad or add to a rice bowl etc.

[Anonymous]

New poster. I absolutely love lightly fired tofu with broccoli w brown sauce (vegetarian). Does anyone have a recipe?

[Anonymous]

I just make it in stir fry, but my trick is I cube it and bake the cubes until golden brown before adding it to the stir fry. They stay together better and absorb the sauce better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This recipe is easy and the cornstarch makes it crispy. I also have a tofu press I got online and squeeze the water out for 15 minutes.

https://cookieandkate.com/how-to-make-crispy-baked-tofu/

I was coming to recommend this. We just had it with a Thai curry tonight and it was great. You can bake it ahead of time and then just add it in.

[Anonymous]

I haven’t tried this yet, but I want to try using extra firm tofu in place of paneer. I prefer tofu in stews, and paneer tikka masala with tofu as a sub sounds delicious to me right now. I would treat it the same way as paneer - marinate cubes of extra firm or firm tofu in ginger, garlic, Greek yogurt and garam masala. Sauté the cubes and then add to tikka masala sauce.

[Anonymous]

Chinese Cooking Demystified has some great recipes for tofu, start with this video and search for the others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vWIenK4p60

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This recipe is easy and the cornstarch makes it crispy. I also have a tofu press I got online and squeeze the water out for 15 minutes.

https://cookieandkate.com/how-to-make-crispy-baked-tofu/

I was coming to recommend this. We just had it with a Thai curry tonight and it was great. You can bake it ahead of time and then just add it in.

OP here - this is one of our standards and was looking for other options BUT I’m glad you shared it as it may turn many people on to how delicious, simple and kid friendly can be!